The Germania Life Insurance Building was built in 1889 at Fourth Street and Minnesota in downtown...
Twin Cities Area
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance Building In...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis was founded in January 1897. The church...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Swinford Townhomes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Robbinsdale Library
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Apartments
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Greater Minnesota
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two weeks after the James–Younger Gang raided Northfield the gang appeared at the farm of Ole...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Memories are made at the lake. Whether you’re lucky enough to go every weekend in the summer...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome To Dotson
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Duluth Homestead Project
Exploring Ottawa
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Franconia
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The End of the Line in Currie
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome to Hanska
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Le Sueur Theater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lost Highway 61
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Enter Marlon Brando
Remembering Quadna Resort
Old Brewery In Preston
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Red Wing Iron Works
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Endion School In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome To Cobden
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Wandering Around The Toimi School
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring Sandstone
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Wasioja
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
District 48 School Near Delano
Welcome To Old Wadena
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District 6 School in New Sweden
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Milford Monument
Meyer School In St Augusta
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Little Falls Depot
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Green Lake Mounds
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Florence Town Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Moderne New Ulm Library
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hanover Bridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Old School In Wolverton
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Little Marais Inn
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hollywood Town Hall
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Moving Old Hibbing
State Theater In Hutchinson
Endion Depot In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
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 Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...

