As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Twin Cities Area
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
George H. Christian was a manager at the Washburn-Crosby Company in Minneapolis who worked out a...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Robbinsdale Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wilder Public Baths
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
District #28 School in Ramsey
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Swinford Townhomes
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Saint Paul Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Moving Old Hibbing
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Visiting Golden Gate
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hollywood Town Hall
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring Ottawa
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
District 48 School Near Delano
Moderne New Ulm Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Milford Monument
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lost Highway 61
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Bend in the River Regional Park
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Little Marais Inn
The Le Sueur Theater
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Finding The Past In Swatara
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The End of the Line in Currie
District 6 School in New Sweden
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Welcome To Dotson
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Red Wing Iron Works
Little Falls Depot
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Wasioja
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Duluth Homestead Project
Jordan Brewery Complex
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Green Lake Mounds
Lincoln Park In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Florence Town Hall
Historic Franconia
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Oxford Mill Ruin
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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