George H. Christian was a manager at the Washburn-Crosby Company in Minneapolis who worked out a...
Twin Cities Area
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gates of Stonebridge
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Robbinsdale Library
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Apartments
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Saint Paul Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Orpheum Theater in Duluth, Minnesota, was built on the old Temple Opera House site. The opera...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Carl Berg opened the Farmers and Travelers Hotel in Sleepy Eye in 1874. It was a simple, two level...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome to Hanska
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring Sandstone
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Moderne New Ulm Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Duluth Homestead Project
Finding The Past In Swatara
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Florence Town Hall
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Almelund Creamery
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Milford Monument
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Old Brewery In Preston
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The End of the Line in Currie
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring Ottawa
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Franconia
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome To Cobden
The Le Sueur Theater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Enter Marlon Brando
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Red Wing Iron Works
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Ruins of Sawyer School
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Wasioja
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Remembering Quadna Resort
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Little Falls Depot
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Endion School In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
District 48 School Near Delano
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Randall Cooperative Creamery
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Old School In Wolverton
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
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...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
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 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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
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...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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