In March 1963, the Twin Cities were rocked by a shocking and brutal crime – the murder of Carol...
Twin Cities Area
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wilder Public Baths
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Eight Days in May Protests
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Robbinsdale Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Greater Minnesota
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
This gorgeous Second Empire style home in Hastings was built for William Thompson in 1880. Thompson...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Little Falls Depot
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Enter Marlon Brando
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Franconia
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Endion Depot In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Green Lake Mounds
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome To Dotson
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Old School In Wolverton
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
State Theater In Hutchinson
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Almelund Creamery
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hollywood Town Hall
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Milford Monument
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Endion School In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring Ottawa
Old Brewery In Preston
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Little Marais Inn
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Oxford Mill Ruin
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Moderne New Ulm Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Meyer School In St Augusta
Bend in the River Regional Park
Florence Town Hall
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hanover Bridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Wasioja
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Le Sueur Theater
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Sandstone
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Red Wing Iron Works
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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