As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Twin Cities Area
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School opened in Minneapolis in 1932. The school was named after Mary...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Townhomes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Robbinsdale Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Donald and Carrie Balfour house in Rochester, Minnesota, is a lovely example of how an Arts and...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The George and Charlotte Crosby house is located just a few blocks east of downtown Duluth...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome To Cobden
The Old School In Wolverton
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Welcome To Old Wadena
Endion School In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome to Hanska
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Church of the Holy Cross
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Green Lake Mounds
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Moving Old Hibbing
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Old Brewery In Preston
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Little Marais Inn
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Le Sueur Theater
Little Falls Depot
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome To Dotson
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lost Highway 61
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Milford Monument
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Moderne New Ulm Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Randall Cooperative Creamery
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
State Theater In Hutchinson
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Wasioja
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
Endion Depot In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hollywood Town Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Florence Town Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Ottawa
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring Sandstone
Red Wing Iron Works
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Oxford Mill Ruin
District 48 School Near Delano
The Almelund Creamery
The End of the Line in Currie
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
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...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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