Frank E. Little was a partner in a Minneapolis-based real estate firm. He didn’t leave behind much...
Twin Cities Area
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Swinford Townhomes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
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...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Archibald mill is located on the banks of the Cannon River in Dundas. Brothers John S. and...
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Old Brewery In Preston
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Wasioja
Bend in the River Regional Park
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome to Hanska
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lost Highway 61
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Old School In Wolverton
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Little Marais Inn
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Enter Marlon Brando
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hanover Bridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Almelund Creamery
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Endion Depot In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Ruins of Sawyer School
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome To Dotson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Le Sueur Theater
Oxford Mill Ruin
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
District 6 School in New Sweden
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Green Lake Mounds
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Sandstone
Visiting Golden Gate
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The End of the Line in Currie
The Duluth Homestead Project
Meyer School In St Augusta
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome To Cobden
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
Historic Franconia
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Church of the Holy Cross
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Jordan Brewery Complex
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Milford Monument
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Endion School In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
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...
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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