In an age before women had the right to vote, Elizabeth C. Quinlan was a natural entrepreneur who...
Twin Cities Area
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
The Saint Paul Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
District #28 School in Ramsey
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Swinford Apartments
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Built in 1898, the West Riverside School was originally known as District #38 School. Isanti County...
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Almelund Creamery
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Jordan Brewery Complex
Old Brewery In Preston
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Ruins of Sawyer School
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome To Cobden
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Little Falls Depot
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Green Lake Mounds
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Florence Town Hall
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome to Hanska
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Little Marais Inn
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lost Highway 61
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Duluth Homestead Project
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
District 6 School in New Sweden
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Dotson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Hollywood Town Hall
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Endion School In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Le Sueur Theater
Hanover Bridge
Meyer School In St Augusta
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
District 48 School Near Delano
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Wasioja
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Visiting Golden Gate
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Milford Monument
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Almond White and the Motley Castle
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...

