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