Calling all St Paul history buffs! I have spent way too long researching this little piece of...
Twin Cities Area
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington arrived in Rochester in 1871 to work for the railroad. It didn’t take long for...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Townhomes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Wilder Public Baths
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District Number 11 in McLeod County was first organized in 1865 to serve the predominantly Czech...
Welcome To Dotson
Finding the ghost town of Dotson, Minnesota, wasn’t easy. I was going off of second-hand...
Florence Town Hall
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Red Wing Iron Works
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hanover Bridge
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Almelund Creamery
State Theater In Hutchinson
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Little Marais Inn
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Wasioja
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Moving Old Hibbing
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Duluth Homestead Project
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Oxford Mill Ruin
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Little Falls Depot
Enter Marlon Brando
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring Ottawa
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Old Wadena
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lost Highway 61
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Visiting Golden Gate
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Ruins of Sawyer School
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring Sandstone
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome To Cobden
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The End of the Line in Currie
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Franconia
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Jordan Brewery Complex
Taylor House In Le Sueur
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hollywood Town Hall
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
District 48 School Near Delano
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Green Lake Mounds
The Le Sueur Theater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Remembering Quadna Resort
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Endion Depot In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
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...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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