The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
Twin Cities Area
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
This red sandstone house is the oldest in the Washburn Fair Oaks Mansion District and it had an odd...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Landmark Center In St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Apartments
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Eight Days in May Protests
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Wilder Public Baths
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Saint Paul Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Red Wing Iron Works
Red Wing Iron Works was founded in 1866 by brothers Benjamin and Daniel Densmore. They found a...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The original movie theater in Aitkin showed silent films and wasn’t set up to show talkies. As the...
Historic Wasioja
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Franconia
District 48 School Near Delano
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Sandstone
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome to Hanska
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Remembering Quadna Resort
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Moving Old Hibbing
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Florence Town Hall
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Old School In Wolverton
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hollywood Town Hall
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Green Lake Mounds
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
Bend in the River Regional Park
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
District 6 School in New Sweden
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hanover Bridge
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Old Brewery In Preston
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Le Sueur Theater
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Meyer School In St Augusta
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Finding The Past In Swatara
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Ruins of Sawyer School
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Little Marais Inn
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Almelund Creamery
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Endion Depot In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Milford Monument
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Cobden
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The End of the Line in Currie
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Welcome To Dotson
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Church of the Holy Cross
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
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...
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 The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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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