Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Twin Cities Area
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
District #28 School in Ramsey
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gates of Stonebridge
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Townhomes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Chisago County State Bank was built in Center City in 1915. In August 1925, more than 60...
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The District Number 50 school in Essig, Minnesota, opened in 1912. Children attend this one-room...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Bend in the River Regional Park
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
State Theater In Hutchinson
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Meyer School In St Augusta
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
District 48 School Near Delano
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Endion School In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Le Sueur Theater
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Church of the Holy Cross
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Welcome To Dotson
Hollywood Town Hall
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring Sandstone
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome To Old Wadena
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Finding The Past In Swatara
Oxford Mill Ruin
Old Brewery In Preston
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Wandering Around The Toimi School
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
The Almelund Creamery
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Little Marais Inn
The End of the Line in Currie
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lost Highway 61
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Ruins of Sawyer School
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Florence Town Hall
Exploring Ottawa
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Moving Old Hibbing
Jordan Brewery Complex
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Little Falls Depot
Hanover Bridge
Historic Franconia
Green Lake Mounds
The Milford Monument
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
Enter Marlon Brando
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
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 Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
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...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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