The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
Twin Cities Area
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of Minneapolis
In an age before women had the right to vote, Elizabeth C. Quinlan was a natural entrepreneur who...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Swinford Townhomes
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Robbinsdale Library
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wilder Public Baths
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Greater Minnesota
State Theater In Hutchinson
The State Theater in Hutchinson, Minnesota, opened its doors on December 28, 1937. Customers paid...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Florence Town Hall
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Old School In Wolverton
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Almelund Creamery
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Green Lake Mounds
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Finding The Past In Swatara
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Jordan Brewery Complex
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Remembering Quadna Resort
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Duluth Homestead Project
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hollywood Town Hall
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The End of the Line in Currie
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Endion Depot In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring Ottawa
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome To Dotson
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Wasioja
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Welcome To Cobden
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Red Wing Iron Works
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Daniel Piper House in Medford
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Church of the Holy Cross
Exploring Sandstone
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome To Old Wadena
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
District 48 School Near Delano
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
Welcome to Hanska
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
Hanover Bridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Endion School In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bend in the River Regional Park
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township 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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
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...
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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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