Edwin H Hewitt was one of Minnesota’s most widely-known architects of the 20th century. Born in Red...
Twin Cities Area
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Martha G. Ripley Hospital for Women was a pioneering institution in the history of Minnesota...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Apartments
Robbinsdale Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Townhomes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wilder Public Baths
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Saint Paul Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Landmark Center In St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Women’s City Club In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Greater Minnesota
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Henry D. Huff was a land speculator who built a brick and stone Italian Villa-style house on a...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Arthur Orr was a 286’ steel package freighter built by the Chicago Ship Building Company. She...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Little Falls Depot
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Exploring Ottawa
Lost Highway 61
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hanover Bridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The End of the Line in Currie
The Milford Monument
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Moderne New Ulm Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Franconia
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Wasioja
Welcome To Dotson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Florence Town Hall
Jordan Brewery Complex
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Red Wing Iron Works
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Enter Marlon Brando
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hollywood Town Hall
The Almelund Creamery
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Oxford Mill Ruin
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Visiting Golden Gate
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome to Hanska
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
State Theater In Hutchinson
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
The Le Sueur Theater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Church of the Holy Cross
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Endion School In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Remembering Quadna Resort
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Duluth Homestead Project
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome To Cobden
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Welcome To Old Wadena
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Old Brewery In Preston
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
District 48 School Near Delano
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
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 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
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...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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
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