Edwin H Hewitt was one of Minnesota’s most widely-known architects of the 20th century. Born in Red...
Twin Cities Area
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Today, The Blaisdell is a wedding and event venue with cozy places to gather with your nearest and...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Landmark Center In St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gates of Stonebridge
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Settled in 1854 by Pennsylvania native Benjamin Spencer, Spencer Brook was one of the first...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Little Falls Depot
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Red Wing Iron Works
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The End of the Line in Currie
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome To Dotson
Hanover Bridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lost Highway 61
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome to Hanska
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Ruins of Sawyer School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Endion Depot In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Old Brewery In Preston
Moving Old Hibbing
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Meyer School In St Augusta
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Old School In Wolverton
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
District 48 School Near Delano
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Endion School In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring Ottawa
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Remembering Quadna Resort
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bend in the River Regional Park
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome To Old Wadena
Jordan Brewery Complex
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Enter Marlon Brando
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Exploring Sandstone
The Little Marais Inn
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Franconia
The Milford Monument
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Green Lake Mounds
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
State Theater In Hutchinson
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Le Sueur Theater
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
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