Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
Twin Cities Area
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
It may have been luck that spared the Colonnade Hotel the same fate as so many other old downtown...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Swinford Townhomes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Greater Minnesota
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Before the Interstate Bridge was built between Duluth and Superior in the late-1890s, the only way...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The George and Charlotte Crosby house is located just a few blocks east of downtown Duluth...
Jordan Brewery Complex
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Wasioja
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Remembering Quadna Resort
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome To Old Wadena
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Old School In Wolverton
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring Ottawa
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Welcome To Dotson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Red Wing Iron Works
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring Sandstone
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Meyer School In St Augusta
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Oxford Mill Ruin
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
District 6 School in New Sweden
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Milford Monument
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Florence Town Hall
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
District 48 School Near Delano
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Little Marais Inn
The Le Sueur Theater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lost Highway 61
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Almelund Creamery
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Endion Depot In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Franconia
Visiting Golden Gate
Hollywood Town Hall
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hanover Bridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Bend in the River Regional Park
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Old Brewery In Preston
The Church of the Holy Cross
Moving Old Hibbing
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
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