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 Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Robbinsdale Library
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Landmark Center In St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
In 1909, just eight years after this school was built in Sandstone, lightning struck. Sadly, the...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Churchill Methodist Church is located in present-day Brookfield Township, Minnesota. The...
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome To Dotson
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Endion School In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Florence Town Hall
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome to Hanska
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hanover Bridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Exploring Sandstone
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Wasioja
Green Lake Mounds
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Duluth Homestead Project
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
District 6 School in New Sweden
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Endion Depot In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Moderne New Ulm Library
Little Falls Depot
Old Brewery In Preston
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Franconia
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Milford Monument
The Little Marais Inn
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome To Old Wadena
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Almelund Creamery
Hollywood Town Hall
Moving Old Hibbing
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
District 48 School Near Delano
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Red Wing Iron Works
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The End of the Line in Currie
The Old School In Wolverton
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Le Sueur Theater
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
State Theater In Hutchinson
Enter Marlon Brando
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring Ottawa
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Bend in the River Regional Park
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Finding The Past In Swatara
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
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...
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...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland 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 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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...
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