In an age before women had the right to vote, Elizabeth C. Quinlan was a natural entrepreneur who...
Twin Cities Area
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Swinford Apartments
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Saint Paul Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bend in the River Regional Park is located on the former property of the Graves family. The...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
If you’ve been to the Mille Lacs area of Minnesota, there’s a good chance you’ve...
Green Lake Mounds
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Almelund Creamery
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lost Highway 61
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Meyer School In St Augusta
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The End of the Line in Currie
District 48 School Near Delano
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Moderne New Ulm Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Le Sueur Theater
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Oxford Mill Ruin
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
State Theater In Hutchinson
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Little Marais Inn
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring Sandstone
Moving Old Hibbing
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Enter Marlon Brando
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Endion Depot In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
The Milford Monument
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome to Hanska
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome To Cobden
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Ottawa
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Franconia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hollywood Town Hall
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome To Old Wadena
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Little Falls Depot
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome To Dotson
Hanover Bridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Duluth Homestead Project
Visiting Golden Gate
Old Brewery In Preston
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
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...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn 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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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