The Robbinsdale Library opened its doors for the first time on January 4, 1926, thanks to the...
Twin Cities Area
Robbinsdale Library
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to an Opulent...
Before Summit Avenue became a magnet for the state’s empire builders, St. Paul’s elite built their...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Swinford Apartments
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
District #28 School in Ramsey
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wilder Public Baths
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Townhomes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gates of Stonebridge
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Avenue, located on the east side of St. Cloud, became part of the Jefferson Highway system...
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
When people think of the gold rush, they think of California, but Minnesota had its own gold rush...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome To Cobden
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Sandstone
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring Ottawa
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Finding The Past In Swatara
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Wasioja
Historic Franconia
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lost Highway 61
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Green Lake Mounds
Little Falls Depot
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Enter Marlon Brando
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Milford Monument
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Red Wing Iron Works
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Florence Town Hall
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Dotson
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Old Brewery In Preston
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hanover Bridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hollywood Town Hall
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Old School In Wolverton
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Endion School In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
State Theater In Hutchinson
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Remembering Quadna Resort
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Le Sueur Theater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Duluth Homestead Project
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Old Wadena
Moving Old Hibbing
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Jordan Brewery Complex
Almond White and the Motley Castle
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
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...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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