The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis was founded in January 1897. The church...
Twin Cities Area
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Originally named the Palazzo, the Colonnade Hotel opened on St. Peter Street in Saint Paul in 1888...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Robbinsdale Library
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wilder Public Baths
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Women’s City Club In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Gates of Stonebridge
Greater Minnesota
Little Falls Depot
Construction started on the railroad depot in Little Falls in 1899. It was designed by Cass Gilbert...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Welcome to Hanska
Finding The Past In Swatara
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Historic Franconia
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Wasioja
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Red Wing Iron Works
Hanover Bridge
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Visiting Golden Gate
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Bend in the River Regional Park
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Green Lake Mounds
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Almelund Creamery
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Enter Marlon Brando
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
District 6 School in New Sweden
District 48 School Near Delano
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Church of the Holy Cross
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Brewery In Preston
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Old School In Wolverton
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lost Highway 61
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Daniel Piper House in Medford
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Le Sueur Theater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Little Marais Inn
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Exploring Ottawa
Hollywood Town Hall
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome To Cobden
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Ruins of Sawyer School
Endion School In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
State Theater In Hutchinson
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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