When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didn’t know where I was. I certainly didn’t...
Twin Cities Area
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
World-renowned author F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in an apartment on the second floor of this...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Eight Days in May Protests
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Gates of Stonebridge
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Landmark Center In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Wilder Public Baths
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
John Grant Lund was a feisty showman and self-made millionaire known locally as the real estate...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Milford Monument
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Endion School In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Duluth Homestead Project
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Ruins of Sawyer School
Little Falls Depot
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Bend in the River Regional Park
Remembering Quadna Resort
Old Brewery In Preston
The Almelund Creamery
Hanover Bridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Le Sueur Theater
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Little Marais Inn
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Old School In Wolverton
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Wasioja
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
State Theater In Hutchinson
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Franconia
Florence Town Hall
Hollywood Town Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Finding The Past In Swatara
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lost Highway 61
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome To Cobden
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
District 48 School Near Delano
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Oxford Mill Ruin
Jordan Brewery Complex
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The End of the Line in Currie
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome to Hanska
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
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 Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
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
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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