The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
Twin Cities Area
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Apartments
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
District #28 School in Ramsey
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Early settler and local banker Edson Smith built this French Second Empire style home for his...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Le Sueur Theater
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Franconia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Little Falls Depot
Exploring Ottawa
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
State Theater In Hutchinson
District 48 School Near Delano
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The End of the Line in Currie
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Almelund Creamery
Hollywood Town Hall
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Old Brewery In Preston
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bend in the River Regional Park
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Milford Monument
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Daniel Piper House in Medford
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lost Highway 61
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring Sandstone
Endion School In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Finding The Past In Swatara
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
District 6 School in New Sweden
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome To Dotson
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Remembering Quadna Resort
Enter Marlon Brando
The Little Marais Inn
Wandering Around The Toimi School
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome to Hanska
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Florence Town Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome To Old Wadena
Red Wing Iron Works
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Old School In Wolverton
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hanover Bridge
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
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...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
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?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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