On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
Twin Cities Area
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
In 1944, a group of talented athletes took the field at Nicollet Park in Minneapolis to wild...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Robbinsdale Library
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Eight Days in May Protests
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Greater Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
State Theater In Hutchinson
The State Theater in Hutchinson, Minnesota, opened its doors on December 28, 1937. Customers paid...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Ruins of Sawyer School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome To Cobden
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Moving Old Hibbing
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Little Marais Inn
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Franconia
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hanover Bridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Red Wing Iron Works
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Endion School In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Finding The Past In Swatara
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Church of the Holy Cross
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Bend in the River Regional Park
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Wasioja
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Visiting Golden Gate
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Milford Monument
Welcome To Dotson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The End of the Line in Currie
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Meyer School In St Augusta
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Florence Town Hall
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Almelund Creamery
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Duluth Homestead Project
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome to Hanska
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Little Falls Depot
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Ottawa
The Old School In Wolverton
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Le Sueur Theater
Exploring Sandstone
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Jordan Brewery Complex
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
District 6 School in New Sweden
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
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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