Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Twin Cities Area
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Eight Days in May Protests
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Women’s City Club In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wilder Public Baths
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Apartments
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Townhomes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Around the turn of the twentieth century, Nicollet County had eight rural crossroads hamlets. While...
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...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring Sandstone
The End of the Line in Currie
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome To Dotson
The Duluth Homestead Project
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Endion School In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Florence Town Hall
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Green Lake Mounds
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Milford Monument
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Oxford Mill Ruin
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Wasioja
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hollywood Town Hall
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lost Highway 61
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Visiting Golden Gate
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Le Sueur Theater
Old Brewery In Preston
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome To Cobden
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Endion Depot In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Franconia
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome to Hanska
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Old School In Wolverton
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Red Wing Iron Works
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hanover Bridge
The Little Marais Inn
District 48 School Near Delano
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Little Falls Depot
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome To Old Wadena
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Munger Terrace In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Church of the Holy Cross
Ruins of Sawyer School
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
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