Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Twin Cities Area
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Names like Louis Comfort Tiffany and Gustav Stickley are well rooted in many Americanโs minds as...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wilder Public Baths
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
St. Agathaโs Conservatory of Music and Art
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Parkโs Glass Castles
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Womanโs Club of Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Built in 1926, the New Ulm Company Service Station is the best remaining example in a series of...
The Milford Monument
This monument was created in memory of the 53 women, men, and children that were killed in Milford...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
District 6 School in New Sweden
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Oxford Mill Ruin
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lost Highway 61
The Church of the Holy Cross
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Endion Depot In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Swensonโs General Store in Norseland
Historic Franconia
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Florence Town Hall
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Endion School In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Little Marais Inn
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hanover Bridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Red Wing Iron Works
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hollywood Town Hall
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
District 48 School Near Delano
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Joseph R. Brownโs Little Castle on the Prairie
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Sandstone
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Wasioja
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome to Hanska
Jordan Brewery Complex
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Enter Marlon Brando
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Duluth Homestead Project
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Little Falls Depot
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Almelund Creamery
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Meyer School In St Augusta
Green Lake Mounds
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The End of the Line in Currie
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Moving Old Hibbing
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Le Sueur Theater
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindstrรถm
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesotaโs biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy OโBrien 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 donโt...

