Frank E. Little was a partner in a Minneapolis-based real estate firm. He didn’t leave behind much...
Twin Cities Area
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Robbinsdale Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Greater Minnesota
Taylor House In Le Sueur
There are quite a few examples of the gorgeous Eastlake-style architecture in Minnesota, but this...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ok, stick with me here. Can you remember how your elementary school smelled? I can. Vividly. A hint...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Le Sueur Theater
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Welcome to Hanska
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Franconia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Little Falls Depot
The End of the Line in Currie
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Oxford Mill Ruin
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Red Wing Iron Works
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Old School In Wolverton
Florence Town Hall
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hollywood Town Hall
Exploring Sandstone
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hanover Bridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
District 48 School Near Delano
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
District 6 School in New Sweden
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Jordan Brewery Complex
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Welcome To Cobden
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Meyer School In St Augusta
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome To Dotson
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Duluth Homestead Project
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Endion Depot In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Remembering Quadna Resort
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Milford Monument
State Theater In Hutchinson
Green Lake Mounds
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Ruins of Sawyer School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Wasioja
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Visiting Golden Gate
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Finding The Past In Swatara
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Almelund Creamery
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Moderne New Ulm Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring Ottawa
Endion School In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Moving Old Hibbing
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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