In an age before women had the right to vote, Elizabeth C. Quinlan was a natural entrepreneur who...
Twin Cities Area
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
All of Theodore and Louise Hamm’s children stayed close to their family home and business. Most...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Townhomes
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Robbinsdale Library
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wilder Public Baths
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
District #28 School in Ramsey
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Pennsylvania-native Joseph Renshaw Brown arrived in Minnesota at the age of 14 with the Army. He...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sometimes there isn’t much to look at when I’m out exploring and driving from place to...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring Ottawa
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome to Hanska
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Endion School In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hanover Bridge
Little Falls Depot
Exploring Sandstone
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome To Dotson
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Wasioja
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Enter Marlon Brando
Almond White and the Motley Castle
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Red Wing Iron Works
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Finding The Past In Swatara
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Visiting Golden Gate
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lost Highway 61
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Franconia
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Moderne New Ulm Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
The Little Marais Inn
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Green Lake Mounds
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Florence Town Hall
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Duluth Homestead Project
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Old School In Wolverton
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Le Sueur Theater
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Almelund Creamery
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Remembering Quadna Resort
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Ruins of Sawyer School
District 48 School Near Delano
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Moving Old Hibbing
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown