Calling all St Paul history buffs! I have spent way too long researching this little piece of...
Twin Cities Area
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg and his wife Dora were the owners of a jewelry store in downtown Minneapolis in the...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Landmark Center In St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
Robbinsdale Library
Wilder Public Baths
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rumors of copper riches hidden in the North Shore's streams and hillsides had excited the...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Almelund Creamery
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
District 48 School Near Delano
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Finding The Past In Swatara
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Wasioja
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hanover Bridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Enter Marlon Brando
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome to Hanska
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The End of the Line in Currie
The Duluth Homestead Project
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Old School In Wolverton
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Endion School In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Wandering Around The Toimi School
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring Sandstone
Endion Depot In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Red Wing Iron Works
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Green Lake Mounds
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome To Cobden
Hollywood Town Hall
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lost Highway 61
District 6 School in New Sweden
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Visiting Golden Gate
The Le Sueur Theater
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Little Falls Depot
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Milford Monument
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring Ottawa
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Little Marais Inn
State Theater In Hutchinson
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Franconia
Old Brewery In Preston
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Ruins of Sawyer School
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
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