Built in 1913, the Charles and Grace Parker House was designed by the nationally-prominent Prairie...
Twin Cities Area
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Lustron homes along Nicollet Avenue near 50th Street S in Minneapolis are among nearly 2,500 of...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Apartments
Women’s City Club In St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wilder Public Baths
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Townhomes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Avenue, located on the east side of St. Cloud, became part of the Jefferson Highway system...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Orpheum Theater in Duluth, Minnesota, was built on the old Temple Opera House site. The opera...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Little Marais Inn
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Endion Depot In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Milford Monument
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Wasioja
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome To Dotson
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Old Brewery In Preston
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Almelund Creamery
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Le Sueur Theater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hanover Bridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Duluth Homestead Project
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
Lost Highway 61
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Moving Old Hibbing
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Oxford Mill Ruin
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Bend in the River Regional Park
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
Remembering Quadna Resort
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Florence Town Hall
Welcome to Hanska
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The End of the Line in Currie
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lundring Service Station in Canby
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Visiting Golden Gate
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome To Cobden
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Meyer School In St Augusta
Finding The Past In Swatara
District 6 School in New Sweden
Ruins of Sawyer School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Old School In Wolverton
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Moderne New Ulm Library
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
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...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...

