In 1944, a group of talented athletes took the field at Nicollet Park in Minneapolis to wild...
Twin Cities Area
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Robbinsdale Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Townhomes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Wilder Public Baths
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Greater Minnesota
Taylor House In Le Sueur
There are quite a few examples of the gorgeous Eastlake-style architecture in Minnesota, but this...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two weeks after the James–Younger Gang raided Northfield the gang appeared at the farm of Ole...
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Finding The Past In Swatara
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
District 6 School in New Sweden
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Old Brewery In Preston
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Sandstone
The Little Marais Inn
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Red Wing Iron Works
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Wandering Around The Toimi School
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lincoln Park In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome To Cobden
Little Falls Depot
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The End of the Line in Currie
Lost Highway 61
District 48 School Near Delano
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Franconia
Welcome To Old Wadena
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Endion Depot In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Moving Old Hibbing
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Milford Monument
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Duluth Homestead Project
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Moderne New Ulm Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Wasioja
Remembering Quadna Resort
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Oxford Mill Ruin
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Almelund Creamery
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Visiting Golden Gate
The Le Sueur Theater
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
State Theater In Hutchinson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Welcome To Dotson
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Ruins of Sawyer School
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Article Archive
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown