Harry F. Legg and his wife Dora were the owners of a jewelry store in downtown Minneapolis in the...
Twin Cities Area
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Landmark Center In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Swinford Apartments
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Townhomes
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Most of us wouldn’t consider a 13,000 square foot mansion situated on a six-acre wooded lot with...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
By the end of the 19th century, dairy was quickly out-pacing wheat as the top agricultural...
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Little Marais Inn
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hanover Bridge
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The End of the Line in Currie
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Florence Town Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome To Old Wadena
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Endion Depot In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
District 48 School Near Delano
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Little Falls Depot
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Duluth Homestead Project
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Church of the Holy Cross
Visiting Golden Gate
The Le Sueur Theater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Old School In Wolverton
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Moving Old Hibbing
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Wasioja
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Finding The Past In Swatara
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Red Wing Iron Works
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hollywood Town Hall
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Franconia
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Almelund Creamery
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring Sandstone
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Milford Monument
Enter Marlon Brando
Remembering Quadna Resort
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome To Dotson
Old Brewery In Preston
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
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...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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
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