In 1907, St. Paul businessman and inventor Oliver Crosby purchased twenty-eight acres of land on a...
Twin Cities Area
The Gates of Stonebridge
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Names like Louis Comfort Tiffany and Gustav Stickley are well rooted in many American’s minds as...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wilder Public Baths
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Memories are made at the lake. Whether you’re lucky enough to go every weekend in the summer...
District 6 School in New Sweden
Welcome To Cobden
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Duluth Homestead Project
The End of the Line in Currie
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Red Wing Iron Works
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Ruins of Sawyer School
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Moving Old Hibbing
The Church of the Holy Cross
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Jordan Brewery Complex
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Welcome To Dotson
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lost Highway 61
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hollywood Town Hall
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Florence Town Hall
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Remembering Quadna Resort
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Wasioja
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Le Sueur Theater
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Bend in the River Regional Park
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Visiting Golden Gate
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Franconia
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Old Brewery In Preston
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Green Lake Mounds
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Milford Monument
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Endion School In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Welcome to Hanska
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
District 48 School Near Delano
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
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...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial 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