Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Twin Cities Area
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
In 1944, a group of talented athletes took the field at Nicollet Park in Minneapolis to wild...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Swinford Apartments
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Townhomes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Greater Minnesota
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Chisago County State Bank was built in Center City in 1915. In August 1925, more than 60...
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Moderne New Ulm Library
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Little Marais Inn
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Meyer School In St Augusta
Endion Depot In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
District 6 School in New Sweden
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Ruins of Sawyer School
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Little Falls Depot
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Milford Monument
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Jordan Brewery Complex
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring Sandstone
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hanover Bridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
District 48 School Near Delano
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Le Sueur Theater
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Old School In Wolverton
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
Endion School In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Florence Town Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
State Theater In Hutchinson
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hollywood Town Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Enter Marlon Brando
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Red Wing Iron Works
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Ottawa
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Green Lake Mounds
The Almelund Creamery
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The End of the Line in Currie
Finding The Past In Swatara
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Franconia
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome To Cobden
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Visiting Golden Gate
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
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...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
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...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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