Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Twin Cities Area
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Eight Days in May Protests
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gates of Stonebridge
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Swinford Apartments
Greater Minnesota
Taylor House In Le Sueur
There are quite a few examples of the gorgeous Eastlake-style architecture in Minnesota, but this...
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Unless you’re looking for it or know it’s there, it might be easy to drive right by...
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
District 48 School Near Delano
Jordan Brewery Complex
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Visiting Golden Gate
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Ruins of Sawyer School
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lost Highway 61
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hanover Bridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
State Theater In Hutchinson
Finding The Past In Swatara
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Green Lake Mounds
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Church of the Holy Cross
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Endion School In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Little Marais Inn
Enter Marlon Brando
The End of the Line in Currie
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome To Cobden
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Old School In Wolverton
Remembering Quadna Resort
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome to Hanska
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hollywood Town Hall
The Le Sueur Theater
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Little Falls Depot
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Milford Monument
Red Wing Iron Works
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Almelund Creamery
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Moving Old Hibbing
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Sandstone
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Wasioja
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome To Dotson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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