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