University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
Twin Cities Area
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Eight Days in May Protests
For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Wilder Public Baths
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Swinford Apartments
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Robbinsdale Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Swinford Townhomes
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Greater Minnesota
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Beaver Bay is the oldest white settlement along the North Shore of Lake Superior. It was...
Moderne New Ulm Library
In 1936, a sleek, Moderne-style public library was built in New Ulm, Minnesota. The land for the...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Milford Monument
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
State Theater In Hutchinson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Moving Old Hibbing
The Le Sueur Theater
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Church of the Holy Cross
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Daniel Piper House in Medford
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
Green Lake Mounds
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Old Brewery In Preston
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Old School In Wolverton
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hanover Bridge
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome To Cobden
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Exploring Ottawa
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Sandstone
Bend in the River Regional Park
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
District 6 School in New Sweden
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Duluth Homestead Project
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Visiting Golden Gate
Finding The Past In Swatara
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The End of the Line in Currie
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Endion School In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lost Highway 61
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Ruins of Sawyer School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome to Hanska
The Almelund Creamery
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Florence Town Hall
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Dotson
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Enter Marlon Brando
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Franconia
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Little Falls Depot
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...

