Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
Twin Cities Area
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Robbinsdale Library
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Women’s City Club In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Greater Minnesota
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Lincoln Branch of the Duluth Public Library opened in 1917 thanks to $30,000 from Andrew...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Franconia
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Remembering Quadna Resort
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Sandstone
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Munger Terrace In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lost Highway 61
The Milford Monument
Green Lake Mounds
Bend in the River Regional Park
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Endion School In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Moving Old Hibbing
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome To Old Wadena
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Moderne New Ulm Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Duluth Homestead Project
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Ruins of Sawyer School
The End of the Line in Currie
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring Ottawa
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hollywood Town Hall
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Old School In Wolverton
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Finding The Past In Swatara
Jordan Brewery Complex
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Little Falls Depot
Florence Town Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Wandering Around The Toimi School
State Theater In Hutchinson
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome to Hanska
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hanover Bridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
District 48 School Near Delano
Visiting Golden Gate
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Almelund Creamery
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Meyer School In St Augusta
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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