Minneapolis has many beautiful homes, but the Gale mansion is easily one of my top three. I love...
Twin Cities Area
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Lowry Hotel opened in 1927 and was 12 floors of pure glamour. An addition was made in 1930 to...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Swinford Apartments
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Robbinsdale Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Rush City Creamery Cooperative was organized in 1907 by a group of local dairy farmers. After...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Le Sueur Theater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Franconia
The Old School In Wolverton
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Cobden
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Little Marais Inn
The Almelund Creamery
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Moving Old Hibbing
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Little Falls Depot
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Duluth Homestead Project
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Florence Town Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The End of the Line in Currie
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome To Dotson
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Enter Marlon Brando
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Ruins of Sawyer School
Visiting Golden Gate
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bend in the River Regional Park
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Old Brewery In Preston
Hanover Bridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Red Wing Iron Works
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Church of the Holy Cross
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Milford Monument
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Endion School In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Moderne New Ulm Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome To Old Wadena
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring Sandstone
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Ottawa
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Finding The Past In Swatara
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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