Names like Louis Comfort Tiffany and Gustav Stickley are well rooted in many American’s minds as...
Twin Cities Area
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Swinford Townhomes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Wilder Public Baths
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Meyer School In St Augusta
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Endion School In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Bend in the River Regional Park
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Church of the Holy Cross
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Cobden
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Green Lake Mounds
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Little Marais Inn
Moderne New Ulm Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Jordan Brewery Complex
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Visiting Golden Gate
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The End of the Line in Currie
Hanover Bridge
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Franconia
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome To Dotson
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring Ottawa
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Milford Monument
Lost Highway 61
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Old School In Wolverton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Red Wing Iron Works
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Almelund Creamery
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The New Ulm Company Service Station
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring Sandstone
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Ruins of Sawyer School
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Little Falls Depot
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Old Brewery In Preston
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
State Theater In Hutchinson
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Finding The Past In Swatara
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hollywood Town Hall
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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