The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
Twin Cities Area
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Wilder Public Baths
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Enter Marlon Brando
Founded in 1858, Shattuck Military Academy in Faribault was one of the oldest and most respected...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
As the popularity and accessibility of automobiles grew throughout the 1920s and 1930s, the problem...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lost Highway 61
Little Falls Depot
Visiting Golden Gate
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Almelund Creamery
Remembering Quadna Resort
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Moderne New Ulm Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Old School In Wolverton
The End of the Line in Currie
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Moving Old Hibbing
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome to Hanska
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Old Wadena
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Green Lake Mounds
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Le Sueur Theater
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Milford Monument
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Ottawa
The Duluth Homestead Project
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Church of the Holy Cross
Florence Town Hall
District 48 School Near Delano
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome To Dotson
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome To Cobden
Ruins of Sawyer School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring Sandstone
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Little Marais Inn
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Jordan Brewery Complex
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Meyer School In St Augusta
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
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 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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