Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
Twin Cities Area
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Located in Robbinsdale, the international-style Terrace Theatre opened on May 23, 1951. At the...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Apartments
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Eight Days in May Protests
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
After 120 years, the mystery of what happened to Clara Ober between the evening of July 29th, 1895...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
In 1890, Ole Rosenthal and a friend were moving a cart across his property near the Minnesota River...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Dotson
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Endion School In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Le Sueur Theater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Moderne New Ulm Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hollywood Town Hall
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Red Wing Iron Works
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Oxford Mill Ruin
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Old School In Wolverton
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Hanover Bridge
District 6 School in New Sweden
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Milford Monument
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Little Marais Inn
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Almelund Creamery
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Cobden
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Franconia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Church of the Holy Cross
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Wasioja
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Lost Highway 61
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Green Lake Mounds
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Finding The Past In Swatara
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Moving Old Hibbing
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The End of the Line in Currie
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Exploring Sandstone
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome To Old Wadena
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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