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