Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis was founded in January 1897. The church...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wilder Public Baths
The Eight Days in May Protests
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Townhomes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Greater Minnesota
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
In 1957, trucks loaded with prefabricated homes rolled along Highway 61 toward a new building site...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
William J Mayo was the older of the two Mayo brothers who, along with five partners, founded the...
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Le Sueur Theater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome To Dotson
District 6 School in New Sweden
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Duluth Homestead Project
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Old School In Wolverton
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Visiting Golden Gate
The Almelund Creamery
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome to Hanska
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hollywood Town Hall
Hanover Bridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Church of the Holy Cross
Remembering Quadna Resort
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Jordan Brewery Complex
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Moving Old Hibbing
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Bend in the River Regional Park
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Endion School In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
District 48 School Near Delano
Lost Highway 61
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Wasioja
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring Sandstone
Old Brewery In Preston
Red Wing Iron Works
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Florence Town Hall
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Milford Monument
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Enter Marlon Brando
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The End of the Line in Currie
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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