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
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Apartments
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Saint Paul Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Eight Days in May Protests
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Greater Minnesota
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Travelers come upon the Stewart Creek stone-arch bridge in a bend of an unpaved section of Skyline...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
One of the earliest victims of the big blow on Lake Superior in November of 1905 was the steamer...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Little Marais Inn
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Little Falls Depot
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Milford Monument
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Oxford Mill Ruin
Enter Marlon Brando
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Wasioja
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Meyer School In St Augusta
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Moving Old Hibbing
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring Sandstone
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Florence Town Hall
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Ruins of Sawyer School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Endion Depot In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome to Hanska
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Green Lake Mounds
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Moderne New Ulm Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Franconia
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Almelund Creamery
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The End of the Line in Currie
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Remembering Quadna Resort
Red Wing Iron Works
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Endion School In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Le Sueur Theater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome To Cobden
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Welcome To Dotson
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
District 48 School Near Delano
Lost Highway 61
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Old Brewery In Preston
Hollywood Town Hall
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Old School In Wolverton
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
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...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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