As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Twin Cities Area
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis was one of the rare mills in the city that had four finished...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wilder Public Baths
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Apartments
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Greater Minnesota
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
The Almelund Creamery
The first cooperative creamery opened in Almelund in 1896 and quickly gained a reputation for...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The End of the Line in Currie
Old Brewery In Preston
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Church of the Holy Cross
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lost Highway 61
Bend in the River Regional Park
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Oxford Mill Ruin
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring Ottawa
Green Lake Mounds
The Old School In Wolverton
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring Sandstone
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Old Wadena
Florence Town Hall
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Remembering Quadna Resort
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Wasioja
Welcome To Dotson
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Endion Depot In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Little Falls Depot
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Meyer School In St Augusta
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome To Cobden
The Milford Monument
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Welcome to Hanska
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
State Theater In Hutchinson
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Moving Old Hibbing
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Red Wing Iron Works
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Enter Marlon Brando
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
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...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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