The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
Twin Cities Area
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Saint Paul Hotel
The St Paul Hotel has been the backbone of charm and elegance in downtown St Paul since it opened...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wilder Public Baths
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Meyer School In St Augusta
The original District 35 (Meyer) school was a log structure built around 1868. As the population of...
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Bend in the River Regional Park
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Jordan Brewery Complex
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring Ottawa
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Red Wing Iron Works
Enter Marlon Brando
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Endion Depot In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Green Lake Mounds
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hollywood Town Hall
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Sandstone
Little Falls Depot
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Franconia
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Almond White and the Motley Castle
District 6 School in New Sweden
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Dotson
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Old Brewery In Preston
The Milford Monument
Florence Town Hall
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
The End of the Line in Currie
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Le Sueur Theater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome To Cobden
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Finding The Past In Swatara
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Duluth Homestead Project
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Old School In Wolverton
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Endion School In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
District 48 School Near Delano
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Visiting Golden Gate
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Wasioja
Moving Old Hibbing
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
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...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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