On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
Twin Cities Area
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Apartments
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
District #28 School in Ramsey
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Townhomes
The Saint Paul Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Greater Minnesota
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Park Terrace was an opulent building of Victorian townhouses located on a steep hill just off of...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Park Island Hotel in Center City opened in 1900. The secluded, lakeside property offered guests...
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Florence Town Hall
Little Falls Depot
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Old School In Wolverton
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Green Lake Mounds
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Visiting Golden Gate
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hanover Bridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Jordan Brewery Complex
Endion School In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
The Church of the Holy Cross
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
The Le Sueur Theater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
State Theater In Hutchinson
Bend in the River Regional Park
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Little Marais Inn
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Franconia
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Moving Old Hibbing
The End of the Line in Currie
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Hollywood Town Hall
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Endion Depot In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Almelund Creamery
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Remembering Quadna Resort
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
District 48 School Near Delano
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Meyer School In St Augusta
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Old Brewery In Preston
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Red Wing Iron Works
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Oxford Mill Ruin
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Wasioja
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Milford Monument
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...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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