On March 22, 1836, Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark married Lieutenant Horatio Phillips Van Cleve a few...
Twin Cities Area
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Martha G. Ripley Hospital for Women was a pioneering institution in the history of Minnesota...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Landmark Center In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Swinford Townhomes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Wilder Public Baths
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
The Gates of Stonebridge
Robbinsdale Library
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swatara, Minnesota, started out as a logging town when several logging companies moved into the...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome to one of the most awe-inspiring buildings in Minnesota. It’s big. It’s...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hollywood Town Hall
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Cobden
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Sandstone
Meyer School In St Augusta
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lost Highway 61
Historic Franconia
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Red Wing Iron Works
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Duluth Homestead Project
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Milford Monument
Endion School In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hanover Bridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Visiting Golden Gate
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Almelund Creamery
Remembering Quadna Resort
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome to Hanska
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Oxford Mill Ruin
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Green Lake Mounds
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Bend in the River Regional Park
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
State Theater In Hutchinson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Moderne New Ulm Library
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Le Sueur Theater
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome To Dotson
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Wasioja
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Florence Town Hall
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The End of the Line in Currie
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Old Wadena
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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