Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
Twin Cities Area
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Swinford Townhomes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Saint Paul Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wilder Public Baths
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
The End of the Line in Currie
In 1899, the Des Moines Valley Railway Company began work on a plan to extend their rail line in...
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Finding The Past In Swatara
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Red Wing Iron Works
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring Ottawa
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Little Marais Inn
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Old Brewery In Preston
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
District 48 School Near Delano
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome to Hanska
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lost Highway 61
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hanover Bridge
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Meyer School In St Augusta
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Franconia
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Le Sueur Theater
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome To Cobden
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Bend in the River Regional Park
Endion School In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
The Old School In Wolverton
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Jordan Brewery Complex
Florence Town Hall
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Little Falls Depot
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Church of the Holy Cross
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Moving Old Hibbing
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Green Lake Mounds
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Wasioja
Moderne New Ulm Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Oxford Mill Ruin
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Duluth Homestead Project
Dead Good Walks
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
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...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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