On March 22, 1836, Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark married Lieutenant Horatio Phillips Van Cleve a few...
Twin Cities Area
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swatara, Minnesota, started out as a logging town when several logging companies moved into the...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Most of us wouldn’t consider a 13,000 square foot mansion situated on a six-acre wooded lot with...
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Green Lake Mounds
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Little Falls Depot
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Franconia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Remembering Quadna Resort
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Ruins of Sawyer School
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
The End of the Line in Currie
Hollywood Town Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
District 6 School in New Sweden
Enter Marlon Brando
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Moving Old Hibbing
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Old School In Wolverton
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Milford Monument
Red Wing Iron Works
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Little Marais Inn
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Ottawa
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome To Cobden
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Dotson
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Old Brewery In Preston
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
District 48 School Near Delano
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Church of the Holy Cross
Exploring Sandstone
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Le Sueur Theater
Jordan Brewery Complex
Bend in the River Regional Park
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lost Highway 61
Historic Wasioja
Moderne New Ulm Library
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome To Old Wadena
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
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...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
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...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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