In March 1963, the Twin Cities were rocked by a shocking and brutal crime – the murder of Carol...
Twin Cities Area
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
George H. Christian was a manager at the Washburn-Crosby Company in Minneapolis who worked out a...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wilder Public Baths
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Robbinsdale Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Saint Paul Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Eight Days in May Protests
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Greater Minnesota
Historic Franconia
Franconia was organized in October 1858, just eight months after Ansell Smith recorded the first...
Florence Town Hall
Florence Town Hall is located along Highway 61 in Frontenac Station. The land to build the town...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring Sandstone
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome To Cobden
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Enter Marlon Brando
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Milford Monument
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Little Marais Inn
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Little Falls Depot
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Old Wadena
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Remembering Quadna Resort
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Duluth Homestead Project
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Moving Old Hibbing
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hanover Bridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Old Brewery In Preston
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Ruins of Sawyer School
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Meyer School In St Augusta
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Endion Depot In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome to Hanska
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Jordan Brewery Complex
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Dotson
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Moderne New Ulm Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
Hollywood Town Hall
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Wasioja
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The End of the Line in Currie
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
State Theater In Hutchinson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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