Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
Twin Cities Area
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Saint Paul Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Swinford Apartments
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Robbinsdale Library
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Lost Highway 61
History buffs and curiosity seekers revel in finding a piece of the past. Stumbling across...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Church of the Holy Cross
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring Ottawa
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Welcome To Dotson
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
The Milford Monument
Old Brewery In Preston
Little Falls Depot
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
State Theater In Hutchinson
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Enter Marlon Brando
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Franconia
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Cobden
The Le Sueur Theater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Jordan Brewery Complex
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Remembering Quadna Resort
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hanover Bridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Little Marais Inn
The Duluth Homestead Project
Endion School In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Moderne New Ulm Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Meyer School In St Augusta
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Wasioja
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring Sandstone
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Red Wing Iron Works
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Munger Terrace In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Old School In Wolverton
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Florence Town Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Endion Depot In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
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 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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
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