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
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Landmark Center In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Swinford Townhomes
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Greater Minnesota
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
September 24, 1909 At 4:20 a.m., an off-duty worker at the Fergus Falls City Light Station woke up...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Green Lake Mounds
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Old Brewery In Preston
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Finding The Past In Swatara
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Wasioja
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Franconia
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Little Falls Depot
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Moving Old Hibbing
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring Sandstone
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
District 6 School in New Sweden
Oxford Mill Ruin
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Red Wing Iron Works
Lost Highway 61
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Le Sueur Theater
Welcome to Hanska
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Exploring Ottawa
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hollywood Town Hall
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Florence Town Hall
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Ruins of Sawyer School
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Almelund Creamery
The Milford Monument
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Old School In Wolverton
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Remembering Quadna Resort
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The End of the Line in Currie
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Church of the Holy Cross
Bend in the River Regional Park
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Endion Depot In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome To Dotson
Hanover Bridge
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Enter Marlon Brando
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
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...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...

