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
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Originally named the Palazzo, the Colonnade Hotel opened on St. Peter Street in Saint Paul in 1888...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Swinford Apartments
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Swinford Townhomes
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wilder Public Baths
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
As construction workers were excavating a roadway along the eastern shore of Prairie Lake near...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Enter Marlon Brando
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Endion Depot In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hanover Bridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Green Lake Mounds
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Jordan Brewery Complex
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome to Hanska
The Old School In Wolverton
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Little Marais Inn
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Milford Monument
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
District 6 School in New Sweden
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Visiting Golden Gate
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome To Old Wadena
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Duluth Homestead Project
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Almelund Creamery
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Ruins of Sawyer School
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Lost Highway 61
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
District 48 School Near Delano
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Little Falls Depot
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Le Sueur Theater
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
Remembering Quadna Resort
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Old Brewery In Preston
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Moving Old Hibbing
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Franconia
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome To Dotson
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome To Cobden
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The End of the Line in Currie
Hollywood Town Hall
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
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 Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
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