On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
Twin Cities Area
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
It may have been luck that spared the Colonnade Hotel the same fate as so many other old downtown...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Robbinsdale Library
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Swinford Townhomes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wilder Public Baths
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
District #28 School in Ramsey
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Landmark Center In St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Red Wing Iron Works
Red Wing Iron Works was founded in 1866 by brothers Benjamin and Daniel Densmore. They found a...
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Before the Interstate Bridge was built between Duluth and Superior in the late-1890s, the only way...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Church of the Holy Cross
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Endion School In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Franconia
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Florence Town Hall
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
District 6 School in New Sweden
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Old School In Wolverton
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
District 48 School Near Delano
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Milford Monument
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Finding The Past In Swatara
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Le Sueur Theater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lincoln Park In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Ottawa
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Little Marais Inn
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Little Falls Depot
Randall Cooperative Creamery
State Theater In Hutchinson
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Oxford Mill Ruin
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Visiting Golden Gate
Ruins of Sawyer School
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Taylor House In Le Sueur
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lundring Service Station in Canby
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Old Brewery In Preston
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The End of the Line in Currie
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Remembering Quadna Resort
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring Sandstone
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hanover Bridge
Enter Marlon Brando
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Moving Old Hibbing
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome to Hanska
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Bend in the River Regional Park
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hollywood Town Hall
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
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 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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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