Frank E. Little was a partner in a Minneapolis-based real estate firm. He didn’t leave behind much...
Twin Cities Area
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Landmark Center In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Robbinsdale Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
District #28 School in Ramsey
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Greater Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
District 48 School Near Delano
Moving Old Hibbing
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The End of the Line in Currie
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Franconia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome to Hanska
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Wasioja
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring Ottawa
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome To Dotson
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Red Wing Iron Works
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
The Old School In Wolverton
The Duluth Homestead Project
Endion Depot In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Le Sueur Theater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Exploring Sandstone
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Welcome To Cobden
Hollywood Town Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Meyer School In St Augusta
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Ruins of Sawyer School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Little Marais Inn
Visiting Golden Gate
Old Brewery In Preston
Little Falls Depot
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Moderne New Ulm Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome To Old Wadena
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hanover Bridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Bend in the River Regional Park
Florence Town Hall
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Lost Highway 61
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Endion School In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Finding The Past In Swatara
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Dead Good Walks
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...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...

