As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Twin Cities Area
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Calling all St Paul history buffs! I have spent way too long researching this little piece of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Wilder Public Baths
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Saint Paul Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Landmark Center In St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
The Old School In Wolverton
When Miller’s Station was established in 1878, the small trading post town was a steamboat stop...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lost Highway 61
Wandering Around The Toimi School
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome to Hanska
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Moderne New Ulm Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Red Wing Iron Works
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Duluth Homestead Project
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Church of the Holy Cross
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Almelund Creamery
Moving Old Hibbing
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
District 48 School Near Delano
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Le Sueur Theater
The Little Marais Inn
Enter Marlon Brando
Jordan Brewery Complex
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
District 6 School in New Sweden
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Wasioja
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Endion Depot In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Green Lake Mounds
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Endion School In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Little Falls Depot
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bend in the River Regional Park
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hanover Bridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Finding The Past In Swatara
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring Ottawa
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
Remembering Quadna Resort
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Old Brewery In Preston
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Visiting Golden Gate
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
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...
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...

