Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Twin Cities Area
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Swinford Townhomes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Apartments
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Most of us wouldn’t consider a 13,000 square foot mansion situated on a six-acre wooded lot with...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Churchill Methodist Church is located in present-day Brookfield Township, Minnesota. The...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Red Wing Iron Works
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Duluth Homestead Project
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome to Hanska
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hollywood Town Hall
District 48 School Near Delano
Lost Highway 61
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Cobden
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
State Theater In Hutchinson
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Meyer School In St Augusta
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Moderne New Ulm Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Old Brewery In Preston
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Enter Marlon Brando
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Bend in the River Regional Park
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Little Marais Inn
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Green Lake Mounds
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Little Falls Depot
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hanover Bridge
Historic Wasioja
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome To Dotson
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Historic Franconia
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Milford Monument
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome To Old Wadena
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Le Sueur Theater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Exploring Sandstone
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring Ottawa
Remembering Quadna Resort
Endion School In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Florence Town Hall
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Moving Old Hibbing
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Old School In Wolverton
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The End of the Line in Currie
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
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?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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