Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Twin Cities Area
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Names like Louis Comfort Tiffany and Gustav Stickley are well rooted in many American’s minds as...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Apartments
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Swinford Townhomes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Saint Paul Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Landmark Center In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Wilder Public Baths
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Eight Days in May Protests
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Red Wing Iron Works
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Jordan Brewery Complex
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Old School In Wolverton
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Florence Town Hall
Lost Highway 61
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Munger Terrace In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring Ottawa
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
District 6 School in New Sweden
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Le Sueur Theater
Enter Marlon Brando
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Green Lake Mounds
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Wasioja
Little Falls Depot
Welcome To Dotson
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Welcome to Hanska
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Endion School In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome To Cobden
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Moderne New Ulm Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hanover Bridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The End of the Line in Currie
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Duluth Homestead Project
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
District 48 School Near Delano
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hollywood Town Hall
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Franconia
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Meyer School In St Augusta
Ruins of Sawyer School
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring Sandstone
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Moving Old Hibbing
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Milford Monument
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Little Marais Inn
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Oxford Mill Ruin
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
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...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
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 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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