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 Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis was constructed between 1891 and 1893. It was...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Robbinsdale Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Saint Paul Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Swinford Apartments
Greater Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Geldner Sawmill stands on a narrow strip of land that separates Lake Jefferson and German Lake...
Hanover Bridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome To Dotson
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
State Theater In Hutchinson
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Little Marais Inn
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
District 48 School Near Delano
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Wasioja
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Little Falls Depot
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Green Lake Mounds
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Moving Old Hibbing
The Milford Monument
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Sandstone
Ruins of Sawyer School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Finding The Past In Swatara
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The End of the Line in Currie
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Red Wing Iron Works
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Remembering Quadna Resort
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
District 6 School in New Sweden
Meyer School In St Augusta
Enter Marlon Brando
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Le Sueur Theater
Hollywood Town Hall
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Oxford Mill Ruin
Endion School In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Bend in the River Regional Park
Florence Town Hall
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Jordan Brewery Complex
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Old School In Wolverton
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Moderne New Ulm Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...

