Before Summit Avenue became a magnet for the state’s empire builders, St. Paul’s elite built their...
Twin Cities Area
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to an Opulent...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Townhomes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Saint Paul Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Wilder Public Baths
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Swinford Apartments
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District Number 11 in McLeod County was first organized in 1865 to serve the predominantly Czech...
Remembering Quadna Resort
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hanover Bridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Church of the Holy Cross
Ruins of Sawyer School
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Le Sueur Theater
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Jordan Brewery Complex
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Enter Marlon Brando
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring Ottawa
Finding The Past In Swatara
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Bend in the River Regional Park
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Almelund Creamery
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Little Marais Inn
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Red Wing Iron Works
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Little Falls Depot
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
State Theater In Hutchinson
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome To Dotson
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring Sandstone
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Franconia
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lost Highway 61
Moderne New Ulm Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Old Brewery In Preston
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Old School In Wolverton
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
District 48 School Near Delano
Florence Town Hall
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hollywood Town Hall
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
District 6 School in New Sweden
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Endion School In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Duluth Homestead Project
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Wasioja
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Milford Monument
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
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...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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