Minneapolis has many beautiful homes, but the Gale mansion is easily one of my top three. I love...
Twin Cities Area
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Martha G. Ripley Hospital for Women was a pioneering institution in the history of Minnesota...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Swinford Townhomes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Freemasons organized a lodge in Clearwater, Minnesota in 1858 that became known as Masonic...
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Duluth Homestead Project
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Little Marais Inn
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hollywood Town Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Daniel Piper House in Medford
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome To Old Wadena
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Le Sueur Theater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Remembering Quadna Resort
Finding The Past In Swatara
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome To Dotson
Moderne New Ulm Library
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Enter Marlon Brando
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Moving Old Hibbing
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Visiting Golden Gate
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The End of the Line in Currie
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Wasioja
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Meyer School In St Augusta
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Milford Monument
The Church of the Holy Cross
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Red Wing Iron Works
Jordan Brewery Complex
Old Brewery In Preston
Lost Highway 61
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Endion School In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Franconia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
District 48 School Near Delano
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Little Falls Depot
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome To Cobden
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bend in the River Regional Park
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring Sandstone
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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