If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
Twin Cities Area
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
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 Gates of Stonebridge
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Eight Days in May Protests
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Apartments
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Robbinsdale Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
This gorgeous Second Empire style home in Hastings was built for William Thompson in 1880. Thompson...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Churchill Methodist Church is located in present-day Brookfield Township, Minnesota. The...
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Jordan Brewery Complex
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Church of the Holy Cross
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
District 48 School Near Delano
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Milford Monument
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
Endion School In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Moderne New Ulm Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Red Wing Iron Works
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Little Falls Depot
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Finding The Past In Swatara
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Le Sueur Theater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Old Brewery In Preston
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hanover Bridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
State Theater In Hutchinson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Duluth Homestead Project
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Enter Marlon Brando
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Wasioja
Historic Franconia
Florence Town Hall
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
The Almelund Creamery
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Visiting Golden Gate
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
District 6 School in New Sweden
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Dotson
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
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...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia 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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
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