Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
Twin Cities Area
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Swinford Apartments
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Robbinsdale Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wilder Public Baths
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Landmark Center In St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
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
Florence Town Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Green Lake Mounds
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Jordan Brewery Complex
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lost Highway 61
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Wasioja
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Meyer School In St Augusta
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
State Theater In Hutchinson
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The End of the Line in Currie
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Little Marais Inn
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Remembering Quadna Resort
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Oxford Mill Ruin
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome To Cobden
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Brewery In Preston
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Le Sueur Theater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Moderne New Ulm Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hanover Bridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Red Wing Iron Works
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Enter Marlon Brando
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
Lincoln Park In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Endion School In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Welcome To Dotson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
District 6 School in New Sweden
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Franconia
Little Falls Depot
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Milford Monument
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Ruins of Sawyer School
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome to Hanska
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
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