Charles G. Jackson immigrated to the U.S. and purchased the Anoka House, the oldest hotel in Anoka...
Twin Cities Area
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
George H. Christian was a manager at the Washburn-Crosby Company in Minneapolis who worked out a...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Eight Days in May Protests
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Wilder Public Baths
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Apartments
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Greater Minnesota
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swatara, Minnesota, started out as a logging town when several logging companies moved into the...
The Milford Monument
This monument was created in memory of the 53 women, men, and children that were killed in Milford...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Almelund Creamery
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Dotson
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lost Highway 61
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lincoln Park In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Franconia
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Church of the Holy Cross
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome To Old Wadena
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Wasioja
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Jordan Brewery Complex
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Little Marais Inn
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Exploring Ottawa
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The End of the Line in Currie
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
District 48 School Near Delano
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Endion Depot In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hollywood Town Hall
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring Sandstone
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Old School In Wolverton
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Bend in the River Regional Park
Florence Town Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
Endion School In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Visiting Golden Gate
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome to Hanska
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Enter Marlon Brando
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Green Lake Mounds
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Meyer School In St Augusta
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hanover Bridge
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Dead Good Walks
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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