Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
Twin Cities Area
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Swinford Townhomes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wilder Public Baths
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Orpheum Theater in Duluth, Minnesota, was built on the old Temple Opera House site. The opera...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Church of the Holy Cross
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Almond White and the Motley Castle
District 6 School in New Sweden
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Visiting Golden Gate
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
State Theater In Hutchinson
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Florence Town Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Red Wing Iron Works
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Remembering Quadna Resort
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lost Highway 61
Enter Marlon Brando
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Franconia
Exploring Ottawa
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Finding The Past In Swatara
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Milford Monument
Welcome to Hanska
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Wasioja
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Moving Old Hibbing
Hollywood Town Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Little Marais Inn
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Old School In Wolverton
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Endion Depot In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Little Falls Depot
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Green Lake Mounds
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Cobden
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Moderne New Ulm Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Endion School In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring Sandstone
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
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
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
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