The Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis was one of the rare mills in the city that had four finished...
Twin Cities Area
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Wilder Public Baths
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Apartments
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Moving Old Hibbing
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Le Sueur Theater
Welcome To Dotson
The Old School In Wolverton
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
District 48 School Near Delano
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Visiting Golden Gate
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Red Wing Iron Works
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Old Brewery In Preston
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hanover Bridge
Jordan Brewery Complex
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Franconia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome To Cobden
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Enter Marlon Brando
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Wasioja
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Duluth Homestead Project
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Endion Depot In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Little Marais Inn
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring Ottawa
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lost Highway 61
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hollywood Town Hall
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The End of the Line in Currie
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Milford Monument
Florence Town Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Oxford Mill Ruin
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome to Hanska
Wandering Around The Toimi School
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Endion School In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Finding The Past In Swatara
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Sandstone
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Remembering Quadna Resort
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...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City 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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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