Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Twin Cities Area
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Gates of Stonebridge
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
Landmark Center In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Churchill Methodist Church is located in present-day Brookfield Township, Minnesota. The...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
This gorgeous Second Empire style home in Hastings was built for William Thompson in 1880. Thompson...
The Little Marais Inn
Lost Highway 61
The Almelund Creamery
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome to Hanska
Florence Town Hall
Enter Marlon Brando
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Oxford Mill Ruin
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hollywood Town Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
District 48 School Near Delano
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Red Wing Iron Works
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Cobden
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Moving Old Hibbing
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Duluth Homestead Project
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
Hanover Bridge
Welcome To Dotson
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Moderne New Ulm Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Wasioja
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Old School In Wolverton
The Milford Monument
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Green Lake Mounds
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Franconia
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
District 6 School in New Sweden
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Visiting Golden Gate
Remembering Quadna Resort
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The End of the Line in Currie
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
State Theater In Hutchinson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Le Sueur Theater
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
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...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s 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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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