For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
Twin Cities Area
The Eight Days in May Protests
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington arrived in Rochester in 1871 to work for the railroad. It didn’t take long for...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gates of Stonebridge
Greater Minnesota
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The charming town of Winona, Minnesota, once played host to an extraordinary tale in the world of...
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Welcome to Hanska
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Green Lake Mounds
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Endion Depot In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hollywood Town Hall
Finding The Past In Swatara
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome To Old Wadena
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Exploring Ottawa
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Almond White and the Motley Castle
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Little Falls Depot
Jordan Brewery Complex
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Old School In Wolverton
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
District 48 School Near Delano
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Milford Monument
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Bend in the River Regional Park
Florence Town Hall
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Moving Old Hibbing
Red Wing Iron Works
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Wasioja
The Little Marais Inn
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Le Sueur Theater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Enter Marlon Brando
Hanover Bridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Old Brewery In Preston
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
Lost Highway 61
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Duluth Homestead Project
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome To Dotson
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome To Cobden
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Franconia
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...

