Edwin H Hewitt was one of Minnesota’s most widely-known architects of the 20th century. Born in Red...
Twin Cities Area
Edwin H. Hewitt House 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...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Gates of Stonebridge
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
District #28 School in Ramsey
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Townhomes
Greater Minnesota
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District Number 11 in McLeod County was first organized in 1865 to serve the predominantly Czech...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A handful of families first settled in Lake Eunice Township around 1870. The following year, a...
Florence Town Hall
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Moving Old Hibbing
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Jordan Brewery Complex
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Little Marais Inn
Oxford Mill Ruin
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome To Old Wadena
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Bend in the River Regional Park
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Almelund Creamery
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Enter Marlon Brando
Green Lake Mounds
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring Sandstone
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Remembering Quadna Resort
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lost Highway 61
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Meyer School In St Augusta
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hollywood Town Hall
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Endion School In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Little Falls Depot
Welcome To Cobden
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Old Brewery In Preston
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Le Sueur Theater
The Milford Monument
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
District 48 School Near Delano
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
District 6 School in New Sweden
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Red Wing Iron Works
Ruins of Sawyer School
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Old School In Wolverton
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The End of the Line in Currie
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
State Theater In Hutchinson
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring Ottawa
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Franconia
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
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
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Old Brewery In Preston