Charles Harrington arrived in Rochester in 1871 to work for the railroad. It didn’t take long for...
Twin Cities Area
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Martha G. Ripley Hospital for Women was a pioneering institution in the history of Minnesota...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Robbinsdale Library
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gates of Stonebridge
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Townhomes
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Swinford Apartments
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wilder Public Baths
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Women’s City Club In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
The Old School In Wolverton
When Miller’s Station was established in 1878, the small trading post town was a steamboat stop...
Welcome To Cobden
Cobden, Minnesota, was incorporated in 1905. The little railroad town included a bank, creamery...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Florence Town Hall
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Church of the Holy Cross
District 6 School in New Sweden
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
Moving Old Hibbing
The Milford Monument
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Le Sueur Theater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
The Almelund Creamery
Finding The Past In Swatara
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Ruins of Sawyer School
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hollywood Town Hall
The End of the Line in Currie
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Little Falls Depot
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome To Dotson
Lost Highway 61
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lincoln Park In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Wasioja
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring Ottawa
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Endion School In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Red Wing Iron Works
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Jordan Brewery Complex
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Enter Marlon Brando
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Franconia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hanover Bridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome to Hanska
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Meyer School In St Augusta
State Theater In Hutchinson
Green Lake Mounds
The Little Marais Inn
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Old Brewery In Preston
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
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 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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor 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