University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
Twin Cities Area
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Robbinsdale Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two weeks after the James–Younger Gang raided Northfield the gang appeared at the farm of Ole...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Beaver Bay is the oldest white settlement along the North Shore of Lake Superior. It was...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Moderne New Ulm Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Little Falls Depot
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hollywood Town Hall
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Red Wing Iron Works
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Church of the Holy Cross
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Welcome To Cobden
The Almelund Creamery
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome To Dotson
Remembering Quadna Resort
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Enter Marlon Brando
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Franconia
Finding The Past In Swatara
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Florence Town Hall
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Moving Old Hibbing
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Wasioja
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
District 48 School Near Delano
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Endion Depot In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Ruins of Sawyer School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
The Old School In Wolverton
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Jordan Brewery Complex
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Visiting Golden Gate
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Ottawa
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Le Sueur Theater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Milford Monument
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The End of the Line in Currie
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Green Lake Mounds
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Oxford Mill Ruin
Welcome to Hanska
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Endion School In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
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Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
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...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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