Minneapolis’ most prominent citizens were shocked when they learned that the Minnesota State Fair...
Twin Cities Area
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Swinford Townhomes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Robbinsdale Library
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
The Old School In Wolverton
When Miller’s Station was established in 1878, the small trading post town was a steamboat stop...
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Le Sueur Theater
Exploring Ottawa
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The End of the Line in Currie
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome To Cobden
Endion School In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Jordan Brewery Complex
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Endion Depot In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hollywood Town Hall
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
District 6 School in New Sweden
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Duluth Homestead Project
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hanover Bridge
The Milford Monument
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Almelund Creamery
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Little Falls Depot
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Green Lake Mounds
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Meyer School In St Augusta
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Little Marais Inn
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome To Dotson
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Florence Town Hall
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Red Wing Iron Works
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Moving Old Hibbing
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Oxford Mill Ruin
Finding The Past In Swatara
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lost Highway 61
Moderne New Ulm Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring Sandstone
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
State Theater In Hutchinson
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Wasioja
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
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...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
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...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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