George H. Christian was a manager at the Washburn-Crosby Company in Minneapolis who worked out a...
Twin Cities Area
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
On March 22, 1836, Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark married Lieutenant Horatio Phillips Van Cleve a few...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Robbinsdale Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Apartments
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Saint Paul Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
For several years, Tenney held the distinction of being Minnesota’s smallest town. The 2010 census...
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Chisago County State Bank was built in Center City in 1915. In August 1925, more than 60...
District 48 School Near Delano
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Milford Monument
Ruins of Sawyer School
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Finding The Past In Swatara
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome To Cobden
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Franconia
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Church of the Holy Cross
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Red Wing Iron Works
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome To Old Wadena
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Old Brewery In Preston
Munger Terrace In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Little Falls Depot
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
State Theater In Hutchinson
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Remembering Quadna Resort
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
District 6 School in New Sweden
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Visiting Golden Gate
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
Green Lake Mounds
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome to Hanska
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Moving Old Hibbing
The Little Marais Inn
The Almelund Creamery
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Taylor House In Le Sueur
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Enter Marlon Brando
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...
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
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