Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
Twin Cities Area
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wilder Public Baths
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Greater Minnesota
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Moderne New Ulm Library
In 1936, a sleek, Moderne-style public library was built in New Ulm, Minnesota. The land for the...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hanover Bridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Franconia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Little Falls Depot
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Cobden
The Little Marais Inn
Enter Marlon Brando
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
District 6 School in New Sweden
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The End of the Line in Currie
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Church of the Holy Cross
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome to Hanska
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Finding The Past In Swatara
Welcome To Old Wadena
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
State Theater In Hutchinson
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Ottawa
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Visiting Golden Gate
Bend in the River Regional Park
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Meyer School In St Augusta
Endion School In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Moving Old Hibbing
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring Sandstone
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Almelund Creamery
The Le Sueur Theater
District 48 School Near Delano
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Jordan Brewery Complex
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Wasioja
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome To Dotson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Old Brewery In Preston
The Milford Monument
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
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
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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