On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
Twin Cities Area
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The house at 193 N Mackubin in Saint Paul, Minnesota, was built in 1882. This Second Empire-style...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
District #28 School in Ramsey
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Wilder Public Baths
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Apartments
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Greater Minnesota
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Pennsylvania-native Joseph Renshaw Brown arrived in Minnesota at the age of 14 with the Army. He...
Moderne New Ulm Library
In 1936, a sleek, Moderne-style public library was built in New Ulm, Minnesota. The land for the...
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The End of the Line in Currie
State Theater In Hutchinson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Almelund Creamery
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome To Cobden
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Old School In Wolverton
Endion School In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome To Old Wadena
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Old Brewery In Preston
Hanover Bridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Milford Monument
Remembering Quadna Resort
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hollywood Town Hall
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Jordan Brewery Complex
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
District 6 School in New Sweden
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Green Lake Mounds
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Red Wing Iron Works
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Florence Town Hall
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Little Falls Depot
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring Ottawa
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Church of the Holy Cross
Bend in the River Regional Park
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Wasioja
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome to Hanska
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Little Marais Inn
Enter Marlon Brando
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Oxford Mill Ruin
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Visiting Golden Gate
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Moving Old Hibbing
The Le Sueur Theater
Endion Depot In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
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...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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