In March 1963, the Twin Cities were rocked by a shocking and brutal crime – the murder of Carol...
Twin Cities Area
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
It's hard to imagine a time when taking a bath or shower in your own home wasn’t possible, but the...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
District #28 School in Ramsey
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Swinford Apartments
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Landmark Center In St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Robbinsdale Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Saint Paul Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
William J Mayo was the older of the two Mayo brothers who, along with five partners, founded the...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Le Sueur Theater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Taylor House In Le Sueur
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Green Lake Mounds
Lost Highway 61
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Milford Monument
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The End of the Line in Currie
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Almelund Creamery
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Sandstone
District 48 School Near Delano
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Enter Marlon Brando
Bend in the River Regional Park
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Old Brewery In Preston
Exploring Ottawa
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Franconia
Little Falls Depot
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Moving Old Hibbing
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Moderne New Ulm Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
District 6 School in New Sweden
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hanover Bridge
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Welcome To Cobden
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Little Marais Inn
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Church of the Holy Cross
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion School In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Duluth Homestead Project
Red Wing Iron Works
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Visiting Golden Gate
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Dead Good Walks
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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