Calling all St Paul history buffs! I have spent way too long researching this little piece of...
Twin Cities Area
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Wilder Public Baths
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gates of Stonebridge
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Swinford Townhomes
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Saint Paul Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Apartments
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Oxford Mill was located on the bank of the Little Cannon River near Cannon Falls. When the mill...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome To Cobden
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Milford Monument
District 48 School Near Delano
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Little Falls Depot
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Florence Town Hall
Endion Depot In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Green Lake Mounds
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome To Old Wadena
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Franconia
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hanover Bridge
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Wasioja
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Moving Old Hibbing
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Finding The Past In Swatara
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lost Highway 61
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Little Marais Inn
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Moderne New Ulm Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Old School In Wolverton
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Almelund Creamery
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Old Brewery In Preston
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Endion School In Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Sandstone
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Enter Marlon Brando
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Jordan Brewery Complex
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Red Wing Iron Works
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
The End of the Line in Currie
Meyer School In St Augusta
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Remembering Quadna Resort
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
State Theater In Hutchinson
District 6 School in New Sweden
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Duluth Homestead Project
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
The Church of the Holy Cross
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hollywood Town Hall
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
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...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill 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 Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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