Calling all St Paul history buffs! I have spent way too long researching this little piece of...
Twin Cities Area
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
District #28 School in Ramsey
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Wilder Public Baths
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Greater Minnesota
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
One of the earliest victims of the big blow on Lake Superior in November of 1905 was the steamer...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The George and Charlotte Crosby house is located just a few blocks east of downtown Duluth...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Little Marais Inn
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Little Falls Depot
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring Ottawa
Endion Depot In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring Sandstone
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Old School In Wolverton
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Green Lake Mounds
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Red Wing Iron Works
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Le Sueur Theater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome to Hanska
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hollywood Town Hall
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Moving Old Hibbing
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
State Theater In Hutchinson
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Wasioja
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Old Wadena
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Milford Monument
Endion School In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Remembering Quadna Resort
Jordan Brewery Complex
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The End of the Line in Currie
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Enter Marlon Brando
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Duluth Homestead Project
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Moderne New Ulm Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome To Cobden
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Finding The Past In Swatara
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Almelund Creamery
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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