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 Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles G. Jackson immigrated to the U.S. and purchased the Anoka House, the oldest hotel in Anoka...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
District #28 School in Ramsey
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Landmark Center In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Old Brewery In Preston
The Preston Brewery is located at the foot of a bluff on the banks of the Root River. Brewing...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Moving Old Hibbing
The Milford Monument
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Sandstone
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Ottawa
Little Falls Depot
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Old School In Wolverton
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Bend in the River Regional Park
Remembering Quadna Resort
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Le Sueur Theater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Franconia
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The End of the Line in Currie
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Moderne New Ulm Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Almelund Creamery
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Red Wing Iron Works
Jordan Brewery Complex
Florence Town Hall
District 48 School Near Delano
Endion Depot In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
District 6 School in New Sweden
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome To Cobden
Hollywood Town Hall
The Church of the Holy Cross
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Endion School In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome to Hanska
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Wasioja
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Finding The Past In Swatara
Welcome To Dotson
Oxford Mill Ruin
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Duluth Homestead Project
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lost Highway 61
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Little Marais Inn
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
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...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Article Archive
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
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Old Brewery In Preston