George H. Christian was a manager at the Washburn-Crosby Company in Minneapolis who worked out a...
Twin Cities Area
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Saint Paul Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
District #28 School in Ramsey
Robbinsdale Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Apartments
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Historic Wasioja
Wasioja, Minnesota, was a thriving community in the 1850s and 1860s. The village was settled in...
State Theater In Hutchinson
The State Theater in Hutchinson, Minnesota, opened its doors on December 28, 1937. Customers paid...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring Ottawa
The Milford Monument
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Duluth Homestead Project
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Red Wing Iron Works
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Church of the Holy Cross
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Old Brewery In Preston
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome to Hanska
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring Sandstone
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Florence Town Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Finding The Past In Swatara
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Endion School In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The End of the Line in Currie
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Enter Marlon Brando
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome To Cobden
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Welcome To Old Wadena
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Jordan Brewery Complex
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Franconia
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Moving Old Hibbing
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
District 48 School Near Delano
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome To Dotson
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lost Highway 61
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Almelund Creamery
The Old School In Wolverton
The Little Marais Inn
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township 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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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