Edwin H Hewitt was one of Minnesota’s most widely-known architects of the 20th century. Born in Red...
Twin Cities Area
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didn’t know where I was. I certainly didn’t...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Robbinsdale Library
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Swinford Townhomes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Swinford Apartments
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Greater Minnesota
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
As preservationists approached Rockledge, the home’s owner, Ernest L. King Jr., shuffled to the...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome To Cobden
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Franconia
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Endion School In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Welcome To Old Wadena
Meyer School In St Augusta
Ruins of Sawyer School
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hollywood Town Hall
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Bend in the River Regional Park
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Randall Cooperative Creamery
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Red Wing Iron Works
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Oxford Mill Ruin
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Enter Marlon Brando
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Little Falls Depot
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Endion Depot In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The End of the Line in Currie
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Green Lake Mounds
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Old Brewery In Preston
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Old School In Wolverton
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hanover Bridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Sandstone
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Almelund Creamery
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Moving Old Hibbing
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lost Highway 61
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lincoln Park In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Florence Town Hall
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Wasioja
Visiting Golden Gate
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
District 6 School in New Sweden
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Milford Monument
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital 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 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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