It's hard to imagine a time when taking a bath or shower in your own home wasn’t possible, but the...
Twin Cities Area
Wilder Public Baths
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
On March 22, 1836, Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark married Lieutenant Horatio Phillips Van Cleve a few...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gates of Stonebridge
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Apartments
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Pine Tree Lumber Company was established in Little Falls in 1890. Located on the banks of the...
The Milford Monument
This monument was created in memory of the 53 women, men, and children that were killed in Milford...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lost Highway 61
The Duluth Homestead Project
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Franconia
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Endion School In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hollywood Town Hall
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Little Falls Depot
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hanover Bridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 48 School Near Delano
Old Brewery In Preston
Exploring Sandstone
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Welcome To Old Wadena
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Almelund Creamery
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Little Marais Inn
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome to Hanska
District 6 School in New Sweden
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Old School In Wolverton
The Le Sueur Theater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome To Cobden
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Wasioja
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Bend in the River Regional Park
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Enter Marlon Brando
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome To Dotson
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Jordan Brewery Complex
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring Ottawa
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Moving Old Hibbing
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Green Lake Mounds
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
State Theater In Hutchinson
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
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
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital 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