The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
Twin Cities Area
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Apartments
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Gates of Stonebridge
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
District #28 School in Ramsey
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Avenue, located on the east side of St. Cloud, became part of the Jefferson Highway system...
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Unless you’re looking for it or know it’s there, it might be easy to drive right by...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Almelund Creamery
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome To Cobden
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Moderne New Ulm Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome to Hanska
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The End of the Line in Currie
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Ruins of Sawyer School
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Little Falls Depot
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Milford Monument
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
State Theater In Hutchinson
Moving Old Hibbing
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Red Wing Iron Works
Florence Town Hall
The Church of the Holy Cross
Finding The Past In Swatara
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
District 6 School in New Sweden
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Duluth Homestead Project
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lost Highway 61
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Ottawa
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Oxford Mill Ruin
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Green Lake Mounds
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Le Sueur Theater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
Endion School In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
District 48 School Near Delano
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Wasioja
The Old School In Wolverton
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Little Marais Inn
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hollywood Town Hall
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Enter Marlon Brando
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion Depot In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
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...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
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...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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