On March 22, 1836, Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark married Lieutenant Horatio Phillips Van Cleve a few...
Twin Cities Area
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Names like Louis Comfort Tiffany and Gustav Stickley are well rooted in many American’s minds as...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Swinford Townhomes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Swinford Apartments
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Wilder Public Baths
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Before the Interstate Bridge was built between Duluth and Superior in the late-1890s, the only way...
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Old School In Wolverton
The Church of the Holy Cross
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome To Cobden
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
District 48 School Near Delano
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Little Falls Depot
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Florence Town Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hollywood Town Hall
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Exploring Sandstone
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Moderne New Ulm Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Almelund Creamery
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lost Highway 61
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Green Lake Mounds
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Red Wing Iron Works
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Visiting Golden Gate
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome to Hanska
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome To Old Wadena
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hanover Bridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
The End of the Line in Currie
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Enter Marlon Brando
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Bend in the River Regional Park
Moving Old Hibbing
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Little Marais Inn
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Milford Monument
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
Jordan Brewery Complex
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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