As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Twin Cities Area
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Horatio Alden Smith made the bulk of his fortune as the co-owner of the Smith and Wyman Sash and...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Eight Days in May Protests
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Robbinsdale Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Swinford Apartments
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Gates of Stonebridge
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Greater Minnesota
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
If you’ve been to the Mille Lacs area of Minnesota, there’s a good chance you’ve...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Churchill Methodist Church is located in present-day Brookfield Township, Minnesota. The...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Enter Marlon Brando
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Franconia
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring Ottawa
The Little Marais Inn
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Duluth Homestead Project
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hanover Bridge
Moderne New Ulm Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Visiting Golden Gate
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The New Ulm Company Service Station
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Endion School In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Finding The Past In Swatara
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Church of the Holy Cross
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
The End of the Line in Currie
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Wasioja
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Moving Old Hibbing
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lost Highway 61
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Ruins of Sawyer School
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Red Wing Iron Works
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Le Sueur Theater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome to Hanska
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
District 6 School in New Sweden
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Jordan Brewery Complex
Meyer School In St Augusta
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Sandstone
Florence Town Hall
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome To Dotson
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bend in the River Regional Park
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
District 48 School Near Delano
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor 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