The Martha G. Ripley Hospital for Women was a pioneering institution in the history of Minnesota...
Twin Cities Area
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
District #28 School in Ramsey
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Robbinsdale Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Wilder Public Baths
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Apartments
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Chisago County State Bank was built in Center City in 1915. In August 1925, more than 60...
Lost Highway 61
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Wasioja
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Ruins of Sawyer School
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
District 48 School Near Delano
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Dotson
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Little Marais Inn
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hollywood Town Hall
Exploring Ottawa
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Exploring Sandstone
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Moving Old Hibbing
The Le Sueur Theater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Almelund Creamery
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Old School In Wolverton
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Duluth Homestead Project
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Bend in the River Regional Park
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Little Falls Depot
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The End of the Line in Currie
Florence Town Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Church of the Holy Cross
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Moderne New Ulm Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Remembering Quadna Resort
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Franconia
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Jordan Brewery Complex
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
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...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
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...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...

