This beauty was built in 1914 and is St Paul’s largest Prairie Style house at just under 3,000...
Twin Cities Area
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
District #28 School in Ramsey
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gates of Stonebridge
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Greater Minnesota
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Have you ever wondered how Minnesota became known as the land of 10,000 lakes? Every Minnesotan...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swatara, Minnesota, started out as a logging town when several logging companies moved into the...
Welcome To Cobden
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Endion Depot In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Endion School In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Old Brewery In Preston
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Moving Old Hibbing
The Duluth Homestead Project
Visiting Golden Gate
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring Sandstone
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome To Old Wadena
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Little Marais Inn
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring Ottawa
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The End of the Line in Currie
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Almelund Creamery
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Le Sueur Theater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Enter Marlon Brando
Green Lake Mounds
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Old School In Wolverton
The Milford Monument
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Red Wing Iron Works
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Wasioja
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Franconia
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Bend in the River Regional Park
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Florence Town Hall
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Welcome To Dotson
District 6 School in New Sweden
Little Falls Depot
District 48 School Near Delano
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hollywood Town Hall
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Meyer School In St Augusta
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Welcome to Hanska
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
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...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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