The Germania Life Insurance Building was built in 1889 at Fourth Street and Minnesota in downtown...
Twin Cities Area
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance Building In...
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 William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
District #28 School in Ramsey
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Eight Days in May Protests
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Landmark Center In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Saint Paul Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Robbinsdale Library
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Randall Cooperative Creamery
It isn’t clear when this brick creamery was built in Randall--one source says 1916 and another...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
In 1957, trucks loaded with prefabricated homes rolled along Highway 61 toward a new building site...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Moderne New Ulm Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Old School In Wolverton
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Old Brewery In Preston
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Little Falls Depot
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Almelund Creamery
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Franconia
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
District 48 School Near Delano
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Endion School In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Duluth Homestead Project
State Theater In Hutchinson
Bend in the River Regional Park
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Little Marais Inn
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Meyer School In St Augusta
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome To Dotson
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hanover Bridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
Endion Depot In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Wasioja
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Oxford Mill Ruin
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Green Lake Mounds
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Red Wing Iron Works
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Ruins of Sawyer School
Florence Town Hall
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring Ottawa
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Visiting Golden Gate
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Le Sueur Theater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hollywood Town Hall
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Sandstone
Enter Marlon Brando
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome to Hanska
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The End of the Line in Currie
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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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