On March 22, 1836, Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark married Lieutenant Horatio Phillips Van Cleve a few...
Twin Cities Area
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Today, The Blaisdell is a wedding and event venue with cozy places to gather with your nearest and...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Wilder Public Baths
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Eight Days in May Protests
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Apartments
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Greater Minnesota
District 48 School Near Delano
It really hurts to see this old schoolhouse so neglected 😟 The Franklin Township (Minnesota)...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Welcome To Old Wadena
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome To Dotson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Randall Cooperative Creamery
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome to Hanska
The Almelund Creamery
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring Sandstone
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Green Lake Mounds
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Jordan Brewery Complex
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Wasioja
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Florence Town Hall
The Little Marais Inn
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The End of the Line in Currie
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
The Milford Monument
Old Brewery In Preston
The Old School In Wolverton
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hollywood Town Hall
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Little Falls Depot
Visiting Golden Gate
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Endion School In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Moving Old Hibbing
Enter Marlon Brando
Red Wing Iron Works
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Finding The Past In Swatara
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Cobden
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Le Sueur Theater
Endion Depot In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
Lost Highway 61
Ruins of Sawyer School
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Franconia
Moderne New Ulm Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
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
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...

