Charles Harrington arrived in Rochester in 1871 to work for the railroad. It didn’t take long for...
Twin Cities Area
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Landmark Center In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Robbinsdale Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Apartments
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Swinford Townhomes
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
I’d never noticed this marker along the Expressway between Duluth and Two Harbors until a...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
This old stone chapel was built at the Sunrise Funeral Home and Cemetery in 1949. Located in...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Moving Old Hibbing
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Remembering Quadna Resort
Little Falls Depot
The Old School In Wolverton
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Church of the Holy Cross
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome to Hanska
Lost Highway 61
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Le Sueur Theater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Bend in the River Regional Park
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Franconia
Florence Town Hall
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Welcome To Cobden
Green Lake Mounds
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The End of the Line in Currie
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Wasioja
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Milford Monument
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Endion School In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
State Theater In Hutchinson
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome To Dotson
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Sandstone
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Ruins of Sawyer School
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Endion Depot In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
The Almelund Creamery
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Little Marais Inn
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring Ottawa
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
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...
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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