Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Twin Cities Area
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
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...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Swinford Apartments
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wilder Public Baths
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Eight Days in May Protests
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
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: George Herbert Shipwreck
November 27, 1905, was a typical Monday morning for the crew of the flat-bottomed scow, George...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Ruins of Sawyer School
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Duluth Homestead Project
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Old School In Wolverton
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Church of the Holy Cross
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Franconia
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Exploring Sandstone
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The End of the Line in Currie
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring Ottawa
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Little Marais Inn
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Le Sueur Theater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Meyer School In St Augusta
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Little Falls Depot
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Dotson
Old Brewery In Preston
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Old Wadena
Jordan Brewery Complex
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Almelund Creamery
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Endion School In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Visiting Golden Gate
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hanover Bridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Almond White and the Motley Castle
District 48 School Near Delano
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Endion Depot In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Milford Monument
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Florence Town Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hollywood Town Hall
Finding The Past In Swatara
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Moderne New Ulm Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Wasioja
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Cobden
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
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...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital 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