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