Names like Louis Comfort Tiffany and Gustav Stickley are well rooted in many American’s minds as...
Twin Cities Area
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
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...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Robbinsdale Library
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Greater Minnesota
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Minnesota Home School for Girls was established by the state legislature in 1907 as a...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
You can’t drive through Zumbrota, Minnesota, without stopping at the covered bridge. It’s located...
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Moving Old Hibbing
Little Falls Depot
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Bend in the River Regional Park
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Almelund Creamery
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Little Marais Inn
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Green Lake Mounds
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Hanover Bridge
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Le Sueur Theater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hollywood Town Hall
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
District 6 School in New Sweden
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Franconia
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Almond White and the Motley Castle
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome To Dotson
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome To Cobden
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Milford Monument
The End of the Line in Currie
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Church of the Holy Cross
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Ruins of Sawyer School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Old School In Wolverton
Red Wing Iron Works
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring Ottawa
District 48 School Near Delano
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Wasioja
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Endion School In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Endion Depot In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome To Old Wadena
Old Brewery In Preston
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lost Highway 61
Exploring Sandstone
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Finding The Past In Swatara
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Enter Marlon Brando
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Florence Town Hall
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Moderne New Ulm Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Dead Good Walks
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...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township 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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
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...
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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