Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Twin Cities Area
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Today, The Blaisdell is a wedding and event venue with cozy places to gather with your nearest and...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Apartments
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
District #28 School in Ramsey
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Robbinsdale Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Townhomes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Archibald mill is located on the banks of the Cannon River in Dundas. Brothers John S. and...
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District Number 11 in McLeod County was first organized in 1865 to serve the predominantly Czech...
The Duluth Homestead Project
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Endion School In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The End of the Line in Currie
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Oxford Mill Ruin
Meyer School In St Augusta
Florence Town Hall
Welcome To Cobden
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Le Sueur Theater
The Little Marais Inn
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Milford Monument
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring Sandstone
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Red Wing Iron Works
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Ruins of Sawyer School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring Ottawa
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lost Highway 61
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Welcome to Hanska
District 6 School in New Sweden
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Moderne New Ulm Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Almond White and the Motley Castle
State Theater In Hutchinson
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
District 48 School Near Delano
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Remembering Quadna Resort
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Wasioja
Hollywood Town Hall
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Little Falls Depot
Old Brewery In Preston
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Bend in the River Regional Park
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Endion Depot In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Enter Marlon Brando
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
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 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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
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...
Winter At The Lamar School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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