James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Twin Cities Area
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
In 1944, a group of talented athletes took the field at Nicollet Park in Minneapolis to wild...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Women’s City Club In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Robbinsdale Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Apartments
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
This gorgeous Second Empire style home in Hastings was built for William Thompson in 1880. Thompson...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Avenue, located on the east side of St. Cloud, became part of the Jefferson Highway system...
Welcome To Dotson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Little Falls Depot
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring Sandstone
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Moderne New Ulm Library
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Jordan Brewery Complex
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Remembering Quadna Resort
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome To Cobden
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hanover Bridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Moving Old Hibbing
Meyer School In St Augusta
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Little Marais Inn
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Oxford Mill Ruin
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Old School In Wolverton
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Florence Town Hall
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Red Wing Iron Works
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Finding The Past In Swatara
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Old Brewery In Preston
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hollywood Town Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Almond White and the Motley Castle
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Visiting Golden Gate
Green Lake Mounds
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Wasioja
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Lost Highway 61
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Franconia
Daniel Piper House in Medford
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Enter Marlon Brando
The End of the Line in Currie
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
District 48 School Near Delano
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
State Theater In Hutchinson
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...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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