The Robbinsdale Library opened its doors for the first time on January 4, 1926, thanks to the...
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Robbinsdale Library
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Wilder Public Baths
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Greater Minnesota
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
Green Lake Mounds
I love it when counties place markers at their historic sites! I always stop to see what little...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
State Theater In Hutchinson
Red Wing Iron Works
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Visiting Golden Gate
The Duluth Homestead Project
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lost Highway 61
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Old School In Wolverton
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Jordan Brewery Complex
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Ruins of Sawyer School
Enter Marlon Brando
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hanover Bridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
The Le Sueur Theater
The Little Marais Inn
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Exploring Sandstone
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
District 6 School in New Sweden
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Florence Town Hall
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Dotson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hollywood Town Hall
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Milford Monument
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome to Hanska
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The End of the Line in Currie
Exploring Ottawa
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Remembering Quadna Resort
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Oxford Mill Ruin
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lundring Service Station in Canby
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Little Falls Depot
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Historic Wasioja
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome To Cobden
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Moving Old Hibbing
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Moderne New Ulm Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Endion School In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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