Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Twin Cities Area
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Apartments
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
Lost Highway 61
History buffs and curiosity seekers revel in finding a piece of the past. Stumbling across...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Ruins of Sawyer School
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The End of the Line in Currie
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Visiting Golden Gate
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Bend in the River Regional Park
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Little Marais Inn
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Red Wing Iron Works
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Finding The Past In Swatara
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Endion Depot In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Remembering Quadna Resort
State Theater In Hutchinson
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Welcome to Hanska
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Milford Monument
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Meyer School In St Augusta
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Sandstone
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Green Lake Mounds
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Oxford Mill Ruin
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Moving Old Hibbing
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hollywood Town Hall
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hanover Bridge
Welcome To Dotson
Welcome To Cobden
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring Ottawa
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Florence Town Hall
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Almelund Creamery
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Duluth Homestead Project
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Wasioja
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Endion School In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
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
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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