Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
Twin Cities Area
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of Minneapolis
In an age before women had the right to vote, Elizabeth C. Quinlan was a natural entrepreneur who...
The Swinford Apartments
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Women’s City Club In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
District #28 School in Ramsey
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Townhomes
Greater Minnesota
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A gale swept Lake Superior after extraordinary high pressure began to fall on November 27, 1905...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Carl Berg opened the Farmers and Travelers Hotel in Sleepy Eye in 1874. It was a simple, two level...
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Almelund Creamery
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Enter Marlon Brando
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Le Sueur Theater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome to Hanska
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hollywood Town Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Red Wing Iron Works
Ruins of Sawyer School
Old Brewery In Preston
Moving Old Hibbing
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring Ottawa
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Endion School In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Little Marais Inn
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Milford Monument
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
District 48 School Near Delano
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hanover Bridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Bend in the River Regional Park
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome To Cobden
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lost Highway 61
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Green Lake Mounds
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome To Dotson
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Duluth Homestead Project
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Franconia
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Endion Depot In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
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...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown