As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Twin Cities Area
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Swinford Apartments
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Greater Minnesota
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The public library in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota was built in 1913 with a $10,000 grant from Andrew...
Historic Franconia
Franconia was organized in October 1858, just eight months after Ansell Smith recorded the first...
Green Lake Mounds
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Endion School In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome to Hanska
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
Moving Old Hibbing
Lost Highway 61
Welcome To Cobden
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Milford Monument
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Ruins of Sawyer School
Moderne New Ulm Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
District 6 School in New Sweden
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hanover Bridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Finding The Past In Swatara
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Welcome To Old Wadena
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Red Wing Iron Works
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Little Marais Inn
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Florence Town Hall
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
District 48 School Near Delano
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring Ottawa
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Enter Marlon Brando
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The End of the Line in Currie
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Endion Depot In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Old School In Wolverton
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Little Falls Depot
Meyer School In St Augusta
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Le Sueur Theater
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Wasioja
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Visiting Golden Gate
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
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