Edwin H Hewitt was one of Minnesota’s most widely-known architects of the 20th century. Born in Red...
Twin Cities Area
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
All of Theodore and Louise Hamm’s children stayed close to their family home and business. Most...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Gates of Stonebridge
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Townhomes
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Robbinsdale Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Greater Minnesota
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Munger Terrace has been a landmark in Duluth’s Central Hillside neighborhood since the building was...
Randall Cooperative Creamery
It isn’t clear when this brick creamery was built in Randall--one source says 1916 and another...
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Exploring Ottawa
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Ruins of Sawyer School
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Oxford Mill Ruin
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lost Highway 61
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Le Sueur Theater
Green Lake Mounds
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Meyer School In St Augusta
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Little Marais Inn
District 48 School Near Delano
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Duluth Homestead Project
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The End of the Line in Currie
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Almelund Creamery
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Dotson
The Church of the Holy Cross
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Bend in the River Regional Park
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
District 6 School in New Sweden
Old Brewery In Preston
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Florence Town Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Welcome To Old Wadena
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Exploring Sandstone
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Red Wing Iron Works
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Enter Marlon Brando
Hollywood Town Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Franconia
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Remembering Quadna Resort
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Old School In Wolverton
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Wasioja
Welcome To Cobden
The Milford Monument
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Moderne New Ulm Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Endion School In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown