In March 1963, the Twin Cities were rocked by a shocking and brutal crime – the murder of Carol...
Twin Cities Area
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis was founded in January 1897. The church...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Apartments
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
William J Mayo was the older of the two Mayo brothers who, along with five partners, founded the...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Bend in the River Regional Park
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Enter Marlon Brando
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Little Falls Depot
Ruins of Sawyer School
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Moderne New Ulm Library
District 48 School Near Delano
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lost Highway 61
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Little Marais Inn
Jordan Brewery Complex
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Wasioja
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Red Wing Iron Works
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Duluth Homestead Project
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Old Brewery In Preston
The Le Sueur Theater
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Franconia
Welcome To Cobden
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Milford Monument
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Florence Town Hall
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Old School In Wolverton
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome to Hanska
Oxford Mill Ruin
Meyer School In St Augusta
Visiting Golden Gate
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Almelund Creamery
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Finding The Past In Swatara
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hanover Bridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
District 6 School in New Sweden
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Sandstone
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
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...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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