Built in 1913, the Charles and Grace Parker House was designed by the nationally-prominent Prairie...
Twin Cities Area
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Minnesota Linseed Oil Company was incorporated in September 1870. Around 1878, company managers...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Apartments
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Robbinsdale Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bend in the River Regional Park is located on the former property of the Graves family. The...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
This old stone chapel was built at the Sunrise Funeral Home and Cemetery in 1949. Located in...
Meyer School In St Augusta
Moderne New Ulm Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Welcome To Old Wadena
Enter Marlon Brando
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Little Falls Depot
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
District 6 School in New Sweden
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Old School In Wolverton
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Le Sueur Theater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The End of the Line in Currie
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Old Brewery In Preston
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring Ottawa
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Wasioja
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Endion School In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hanover Bridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Franconia
Visiting Golden Gate
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Church of the Holy Cross
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
District 48 School Near Delano
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
State Theater In Hutchinson
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Remembering Quadna Resort
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Moving Old Hibbing
The Little Marais Inn
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Milford Monument
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Almelund Creamery
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome to Hanska
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Jordan Brewery Complex
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hollywood Town Hall
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
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...
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
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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