As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Twin Cities Area
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Wilder Public Baths
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Saint Paul Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Townhomes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gates of Stonebridge
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Robbinsdale Library
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Landmark Center In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
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...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Franconia
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome to Hanska
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Almelund Creamery
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Visiting Golden Gate
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Church of the Holy Cross
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
District 48 School Near Delano
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Green Lake Mounds
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Florence Town Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Meyer School In St Augusta
Welcome To Cobden
The Le Sueur Theater
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Wasioja
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lost Highway 61
Bend in the River Regional Park
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Moving Old Hibbing
Hanover Bridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome To Dotson
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Finding The Past In Swatara
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Jordan Brewery Complex
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Little Falls Depot
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The End of the Line in Currie
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hollywood Town Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Little Marais Inn
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Endion School In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate 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 Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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