The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
Twin Cities Area
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Names like Louis Comfort Tiffany and Gustav Stickley are well rooted in many American’s minds as...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Saint Paul Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Apartments
District #28 School in Ramsey
Landmark Center In St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Robbinsdale Library
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Minnesota Home School for Girls was established by the state legislature in 1907 as a...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rumors of copper riches hidden in the North Shore's streams and hillsides had excited the...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Oxford Mill Ruin
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
The Le Sueur Theater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Endion Depot In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Franconia
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Little Falls Depot
Enter Marlon Brando
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring Ottawa
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Brewery In Preston
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Remembering Quadna Resort
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Bend in the River Regional Park
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Wasioja
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Ruins of Sawyer School
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
District 48 School Near Delano
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome to Hanska
Endion School In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Church of the Holy Cross
Florence Town Hall
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Visiting Golden Gate
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hollywood Town Hall
Lost Highway 61
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Milford Monument
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Little Marais Inn
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
District 6 School in New Sweden
Red Wing Iron Works
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome To Cobden
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
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...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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