On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
Twin Cities Area
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Eight Days in May Protests
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Wilder Public Baths
The Saint Paul Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Swinford Apartments
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Greater Minnesota
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
John Grant Lund was a feisty showman and self-made millionaire known locally as the real estate...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Franconia
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hollywood Town Hall
Moderne New Ulm Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Oxford Mill Ruin
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Florence Town Hall
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome To Old Wadena
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Church of the Holy Cross
Meyer School In St Augusta
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Duluth Homestead Project
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Milford Monument
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome to Hanska
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hanover Bridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Endion School In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Cobden
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Old Brewery In Preston
The Almelund Creamery
Endion Depot In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
The Old School In Wolverton
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Red Wing Iron Works
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Enter Marlon Brando
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Ottawa
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Little Marais Inn
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Finding The Past In Swatara
Little Falls Depot
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Jordan Brewery Complex
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lost Highway 61
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The End of the Line in Currie
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Wasioja
Exploring Sandstone
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of 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