The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis was founded in 1907 by 39 of the city’s most influential women.This...
Twin Cities Area
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Gates of Stonebridge
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wilder Public Baths
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Townhomes
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Pine Tree Lumber Company was established in Little Falls in 1890. Located on the banks of the...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Sandstone
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome to Hanska
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Little Falls Depot
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
District 6 School in New Sweden
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Old School In Wolverton
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Moving Old Hibbing
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Le Sueur Theater
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Visiting Golden Gate
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Old Brewery In Preston
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The End of the Line in Currie
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Meyer School In St Augusta
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Florence Town Hall
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Franconia
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Ruins of Sawyer School
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lost Highway 61
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Little Marais Inn
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
District 48 School Near Delano
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Cobden
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Old Wadena
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Almelund Creamery
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
The Duluth Homestead Project
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Ottawa
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Green Lake Mounds
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Red Wing Iron Works
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Finding The Past In Swatara
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Oxford Mill Ruin
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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