Charles Harrington arrived in Rochester in 1871 to work for the railroad. It didn’t take long for...
Twin Cities Area
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
♫ When the Weatherball is glowing red, warmer weather’s just ahead. When the Weatherball is...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Swinford Apartments
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Swinford Townhomes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Landmark Center In St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
District #28 School in Ramsey
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
Greater Minnesota
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The George and Charlotte Crosby house is located just a few blocks east of downtown Duluth...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Have you ever wondered how Minnesota became known as the land of 10,000 lakes? Every Minnesotan...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Green Lake Mounds
The Almelund Creamery
Old Brewery In Preston
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Milford Monument
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Florence Town Hall
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lost Highway 61
Enter Marlon Brando
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring Ottawa
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Wasioja
The Little Marais Inn
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Cobden
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Endion Depot In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Meyer School In St Augusta
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Welcome To Old Wadena
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Ruins of Sawyer School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
District 48 School Near Delano
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Visiting Golden Gate
Hollywood Town Hall
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Franconia
The End of the Line in Currie
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Oxford Mill Ruin
Moving Old Hibbing
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Endion School In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Sandstone
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Jordan Brewery Complex
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Old School In Wolverton
The Le Sueur Theater
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Red Wing Iron Works
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
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
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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