The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Apartments
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...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Swinford Townhomes
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Robbinsdale Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Wilder Public Baths
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Gates of Stonebridge
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Greater Minnesota
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Early settler and local banker Edson Smith built this French Second Empire style home for his...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Arthur Orr was a 286’ steel package freighter built by the Chicago Ship Building Company. She...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hollywood Town Hall
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Enter Marlon Brando
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Green Lake Mounds
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Almelund Creamery
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Wasioja
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Duluth Homestead Project
Bend in the River Regional Park
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Florence Town Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Welcome To Old Wadena
Red Wing Iron Works
Lincoln Park In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Sandstone
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Endion Depot In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Little Marais Inn
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Finding The Past In Swatara
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Old Brewery In Preston
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Visiting Golden Gate
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome To Dotson
The Church of the Holy Cross
District 48 School Near Delano
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Milford Monument
Exploring Ottawa
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Ruins of Sawyer School
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Oxford Mill Ruin
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Le Sueur Theater
The End of the Line in Currie
Munger Terrace In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Franconia
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Little Falls Depot
Endion School In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Jordan Brewery Complex
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Old School In Wolverton
Welcome To Cobden
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
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
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...

