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
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
In March 1963, the Twin Cities were rocked by a shocking and brutal crime – the murder of Carol...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Landmark Center In St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Swinford Apartments
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Greater Minnesota
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
By the end of the 19th century, dairy was quickly out-pacing wheat as the top agricultural...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A handful of families first settled in Lake Eunice Township around 1870. The following year, a...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Wasioja
The End of the Line in Currie
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome To Dotson
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Ruins of Sawyer School
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
District 48 School Near Delano
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lost Highway 61
Enter Marlon Brando
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Endion Depot In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome To Cobden
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Old Brewery In Preston
Visiting Golden Gate
Hollywood Town Hall
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Moving Old Hibbing
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Little Marais Inn
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Franconia
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Green Lake Mounds
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Meyer School In St Augusta
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Duluth Homestead Project
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Milford Monument
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Exploring Sandstone
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Remembering Quadna Resort
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Little Falls Depot
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hanover Bridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Le Sueur Theater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Ottawa
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Dead Good Walks
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...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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