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
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
This beauty was built in 1914 and is St Paul’s largest Prairie Style house at just under 3,000...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Swinford Townhomes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Saint Paul Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Robbinsdale Library
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
There are quite a few examples of the gorgeous Eastlake-style architecture in Minnesota, but this...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Endion School In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Almelund Creamery
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hollywood Town Hall
District 6 School in New Sweden
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Enter Marlon Brando
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Old School In Wolverton
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome To Cobden
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome To Dotson
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Red Wing Iron Works
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
District 48 School Near Delano
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Ottawa
The Little Marais Inn
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hanover Bridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Wasioja
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Le Sueur Theater
Lost Highway 61
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Church of the Holy Cross
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome to Hanska
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Franconia
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Old Brewery In Preston
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Endion Depot In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Milford Monument
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Visiting Golden Gate
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Oxford Mill Ruin
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bend in the River Regional Park
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Green Lake Mounds
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Florence Town Hall
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
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...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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