Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Twin Cities Area
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Eight Days in May Protests
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Saint Paul Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
District #28 School in Ramsey
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Greater Minnesota
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Church of the Holy Cross in Dundas is a Gothic-style church built in 1868. John S. Archibald of...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Settled in 1854 by Pennsylvania native Benjamin Spencer, Spencer Brook was one of the first...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Green Lake Mounds
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hanover Bridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Lost Highway 61
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Jordan Brewery Complex
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Old Brewery In Preston
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Visiting Golden Gate
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Little Falls Depot
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Enter Marlon Brando
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Franconia
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome To Dotson
The Little Marais Inn
Moving Old Hibbing
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
Exploring Sandstone
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The End of the Line in Currie
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Remembering Quadna Resort
Red Wing Iron Works
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Florence Town Hall
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
Welcome To Cobden
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Duluth Homestead Project
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lincoln Park In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome to Hanska
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Taylor House In Le Sueur
District 48 School Near Delano
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Finding The Past In Swatara
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Le Sueur Theater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Milford Monument
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
State Theater In Hutchinson
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill 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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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