The Martha G. Ripley Hospital for Women was a pioneering institution in the history of Minnesota...
Twin Cities Area
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Robbinsdale Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Townhomes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Wilder Public Baths
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Greater Minnesota
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Chisago County State Bank was built in Center City in 1915. In August 1925, more than 60...
Historic Wasioja
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Old Brewery In Preston
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Florence Town Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Enter Marlon Brando
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Ottawa
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Le Sueur Theater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Visiting Golden Gate
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hanover Bridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome To Dotson
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Duluth Homestead Project
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Munger Terrace In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome To Old Wadena
Meyer School In St Augusta
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Little Falls Depot
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome To Cobden
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Welcome to Hanska
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Sandstone
The End of the Line in Currie
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Moderne New Ulm Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Old School In Wolverton
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Red Wing Iron Works
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Franconia
Moving Old Hibbing
Remembering Quadna Resort
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Endion School In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Milford Monument
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
District 48 School Near Delano
Hollywood Town Hall
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
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?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
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
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