Harry F. Legg and his wife Dora were the owners of a jewelry store in downtown Minneapolis in the...
Twin Cities Area
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The St Paul Hotel has been the backbone of charm and elegance in downtown St Paul since it opened...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Apartments
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gates of Stonebridge
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
District #28 School in Ramsey
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Robbinsdale Library
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Greater Minnesota
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Unless you’re looking for it or know it’s there, it might be easy to drive right by...
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge (Svenska Mission Kyrka i Sodre Maple Ridge)...
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Le Sueur Theater
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Ruins of Sawyer School
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Franconia
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Little Marais Inn
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hollywood Town Hall
Moving Old Hibbing
Moderne New Ulm Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Enter Marlon Brando
The End of the Line in Currie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Little Falls Depot
District 48 School Near Delano
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Milford Monument
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Endion School In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Jordan Brewery Complex
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Almelund Creamery
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Church of the Holy Cross
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome To Dotson
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Old Brewery In Preston
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring Sandstone
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Hanover Bridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Duluth Homestead Project
Welcome To Cobden
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Endion Depot In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Finding The Past In Swatara
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Visiting Golden Gate
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Florence Town Hall
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Red Wing Iron Works
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
State Theater In Hutchinson
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
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...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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