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
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Robbinsdale Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Landmark Center In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Welcome To Old Wadena
The townsite now known as Old Wadena was located on the Crow Wing River between the mouths of the...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Jordan Brewery Complex
Endion Depot In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Franconia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Little Marais Inn
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Moving Old Hibbing
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
The Old School In Wolverton
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Florence Town Hall
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hanover Bridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
The Duluth Homestead Project
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The End of the Line in Currie
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Church of the Holy Cross
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring Sandstone
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
District 6 School in New Sweden
Finding The Past In Swatara
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Milford Monument
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Old Brewery In Preston
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Wasioja
The Le Sueur Theater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Enter Marlon Brando
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lost Highway 61
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Visiting Golden Gate
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Oxford Mill Ruin
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
State Theater In Hutchinson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Bend in the River Regional Park
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hollywood Town Hall
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
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
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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