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 Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Constructed in 1869-70, the Metropolitan Hotel once stood at the corner of Washington and Third...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Townhomes
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Landmark Center In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Robbinsdale Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Saint Paul Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Apartments
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Greater Minnesota
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
By the end of the 19th century, dairy was quickly out-pacing wheat as the top agricultural...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
If you’ve been to the Mille Lacs area of Minnesota, there’s a good chance you’ve...
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome To Old Wadena
Remembering Quadna Resort
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Welcome To Cobden
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Florence Town Hall
Hanover Bridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Visiting Golden Gate
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Little Marais Inn
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Duluth Homestead Project
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
District 48 School Near Delano
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Moving Old Hibbing
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Almelund Creamery
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Endion School In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Enter Marlon Brando
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Jordan Brewery Complex
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lost Highway 61
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring Sandstone
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Endion Depot In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Le Sueur Theater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The End of the Line in Currie
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Old School In Wolverton
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Franconia
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Oxford Mill Ruin
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Wasioja
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Red Wing Iron Works
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Dead Good Walks
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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