George H. Christian was a manager at the Washburn-Crosby Company in Minneapolis who worked out a...
Twin Cities Area
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didn’t know where I was. I certainly didn’t...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Landmark Center In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Wilder Public Baths
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Townhomes
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Greater Minnesota
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
For several years, Tenney held the distinction of being Minnesota’s smallest town. The 2010 census...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Built in 1926, the New Ulm Company Service Station is the best remaining example in a series of...
Moving Old Hibbing
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Little Marais Inn
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Little Falls Depot
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Wasioja
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
The Almelund Creamery
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Oxford Mill Ruin
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Old Brewery In Preston
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
District 48 School Near Delano
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Old School In Wolverton
Welcome To Cobden
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hollywood Town Hall
Green Lake Mounds
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome to Hanska
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome To Old Wadena
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The End of the Line in Currie
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lost Highway 61
The Church of the Holy Cross
Exploring Ottawa
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Endion School In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Munger Terrace In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Duluth Homestead Project
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Milford Monument
Historic Franconia
The Le Sueur Theater
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Visiting Golden Gate
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Finding The Past In Swatara
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
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...
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
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of 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