For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
Twin Cities Area
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Saint Paul Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wilder Public Baths
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Moderne New Ulm Library
In 1936, a sleek, Moderne-style public library was built in New Ulm, Minnesota. The land for the...
Jordan Brewery Complex
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Almelund Creamery
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Milford Monument
The Le Sueur Theater
Visiting Golden Gate
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Red Wing Iron Works
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Old Wadena
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Church of the Holy Cross
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Little Falls Depot
Old Brewery In Preston
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
District 6 School in New Sweden
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Moving Old Hibbing
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Ottawa
Meyer School In St Augusta
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lost Highway 61
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Wasioja
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Green Lake Mounds
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome to Hanska
Hollywood Town Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Old School In Wolverton
Hanover Bridge
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Little Marais Inn
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The End of the Line in Currie
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
District 48 School Near Delano
Endion School In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Enter Marlon Brando
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bend in the River Regional Park
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Franconia
Remembering Quadna Resort
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...

