As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Twin Cities Area
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
District #28 School in Ramsey
The District #28 School was constructed in Ramsey in 1892 to replace a smaller, wood frame school...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Swinford Apartments
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Saint Paul Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Eight Days in May Protests
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Townhomes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Greater Minnesota
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Churchill Methodist Church is located in present-day Brookfield Township, Minnesota. The...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Adolph Biermann house in Rochester is the oldest documented structure in the Mayowood Historic...
Enter Marlon Brando
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Cobden
The Duluth Homestead Project
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Franconia
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lincoln Park In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Bend in the River Regional Park
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
State Theater In Hutchinson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Wasioja
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Little Marais Inn
Little Falls Depot
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hollywood Town Hall
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Milford Monument
The Almelund Creamery
Finding The Past In Swatara
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
District 6 School in New Sweden
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Endion School In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome to Hanska
Red Wing Iron Works
Moving Old Hibbing
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Old School In Wolverton
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Visiting Golden Gate
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
The End of the Line in Currie
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
Lost Highway 61
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Le Sueur Theater
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring Sandstone
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hanover Bridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Ruins of Sawyer School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
District 48 School Near Delano
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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