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
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
District #28 School in Ramsey
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Robbinsdale Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Eight Days in May Protests
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Greater Minnesota
Lost Highway 61
History buffs and curiosity seekers revel in finding a piece of the past. Stumbling across...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Beaver Bay is the oldest white settlement along the North Shore of Lake Superior. It was...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Red Wing Iron Works
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Old Brewery In Preston
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Moderne New Ulm Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Wasioja
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Green Lake Mounds
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Jordan Brewery Complex
Daniel Piper House in Medford
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Ruins of Sawyer School
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Dotson
Oxford Mill Ruin
Little Falls Depot
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The End of the Line in Currie
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Sandstone
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Cobden
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Bend in the River Regional Park
Meyer School In St Augusta
Endion School In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Little Marais Inn
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Franconia
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Visiting Golden Gate
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Finding The Past In Swatara
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
State Theater In Hutchinson
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring Ottawa
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Dead Good Walks
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
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
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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