Minneapolis’ most prominent citizens were shocked when they learned that the Minnesota State Fair...
Twin Cities Area
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
This red sandstone house is the oldest in the Washburn Fair Oaks Mansion District and it had an odd...
Robbinsdale Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Wilder Public Baths
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...
Moving Old Hibbing
Imagine that you’re a recent immigrant to northern Minnesota just after the turn of the 20th...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
State Theater In Hutchinson
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Wasioja
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The End of the Line in Currie
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Florence Town Hall
Exploring Sandstone
Hanover Bridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Endion School In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Old Brewery In Preston
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Old School In Wolverton
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Ottawa
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome to Hanska
The Almelund Creamery
The Church of the Holy Cross
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Milford Monument
Bend in the River Regional Park
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Jordan Brewery Complex
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Ruins of Sawyer School
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lost Highway 61
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Little Marais Inn
District 48 School Near Delano
Taylor House In Le Sueur
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome To Dotson
Red Wing Iron Works
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The New Ulm Company Service Station
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Moderne New Ulm Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Old Wadena
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome To Cobden
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Oxford Mill Ruin
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Little Falls Depot
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Enter Marlon Brando
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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