If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
Twin Cities Area
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Built in 1913, the Charles and Grace Parker House was designed by the nationally-prominent Prairie...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Robbinsdale Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Eight Days in May Protests
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Welcome To Old Wadena
The townsite now known as Old Wadena was located on the Crow Wing River between the mouths of the...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Moving Old Hibbing
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Old Brewery In Preston
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lost Highway 61
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Enter Marlon Brando
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Old School In Wolverton
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hollywood Town Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Red Wing Iron Works
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Duluth Homestead Project
Exploring Ottawa
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome To Dotson
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Almelund Creamery
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The End of the Line in Currie
Hanover Bridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
District 48 School Near Delano
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Little Marais Inn
District 6 School in New Sweden
Endion School In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Meyer School In St Augusta
Remembering Quadna Resort
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Franconia
The Milford Monument
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Le Sueur Theater
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Florence Town Hall
Welcome to Hanska
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Oxford Mill Ruin
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Little Falls Depot
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Wasioja
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome To Cobden
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring Sandstone
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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