The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
Twin Cities Area
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Gates of Stonebridge
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
District #28 School in Ramsey
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Robbinsdale Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District Number 11 in McLeod County was first organized in 1865 to serve the predominantly Czech...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Scottish immigrant James G Craigie settled in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, along with his wife...
Endion Depot In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Visiting Golden Gate
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
The Almelund Creamery
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Bend in the River Regional Park
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Daniel Piper House in Medford
State Theater In Hutchinson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Milford Monument
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Old School In Wolverton
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Enter Marlon Brando
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Franconia
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Exploring Sandstone
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hanover Bridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome to Hanska
Finding The Past In Swatara
Remembering Quadna Resort
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The End of the Line in Currie
Florence Town Hall
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Endion School In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Green Lake Mounds
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Wasioja
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Little Falls Depot
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The New Ulm Company Service Station
District 6 School in New Sweden
District 48 School Near Delano
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Little Marais Inn
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Old Brewery In Preston
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Meyer School In St Augusta
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome To Dotson
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Red Wing Iron Works
The Duluth Homestead Project
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Moving Old Hibbing
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
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...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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