In March 1963, the Twin Cities were rocked by a shocking and brutal crime – the murder of Carol...
Twin Cities Area
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Built between 1902 and 1904, this beautiful building on its shady lot served southeast Minneapolis...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Saint Paul Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Robbinsdale Library
Wilder Public Baths
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Greater Minnesota
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swatara, Minnesota, started out as a logging town when several logging companies moved into the...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Park Island Hotel in Center City opened in 1900. The secluded, lakeside property offered guests...
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Old Wadena
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Le Sueur Theater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Almelund Creamery
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Oxford Mill Ruin
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Wasioja
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome To Cobden
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Old School In Wolverton
Meyer School In St Augusta
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hanover Bridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Church of the Holy Cross
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lost Highway 61
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome To Dotson
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Franconia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring Ottawa
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hollywood Town Hall
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Enter Marlon Brando
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Old Brewery In Preston
Jordan Brewery Complex
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Moving Old Hibbing
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Red Wing Iron Works
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Ruins of Sawyer School
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
District 6 School in New Sweden
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
The New Ulm Company Service Station
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Little Marais Inn
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The End of the Line in Currie
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring Sandstone
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Florence Town Hall
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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