Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
Twin Cities Area
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Eight Days in May Protests
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wilder Public Baths
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Swinford Townhomes
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Greater Minnesota
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Carl Berg opened the Farmers and Travelers Hotel in Sleepy Eye in 1874. It was a simple, two level...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Built in 1898, the West Riverside School was originally known as District #38 School. Isanti County...
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Wasioja
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Oxford Mill Ruin
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Green Lake Mounds
Red Wing Iron Works
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Church of the Holy Cross
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Enter Marlon Brando
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Bend in the River Regional Park
Ruins of Sawyer School
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
District 48 School Near Delano
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring Sandstone
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome To Dotson
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Old School In Wolverton
Hanover Bridge
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Le Sueur Theater
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Meyer School In St Augusta
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Brewery In Preston
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Endion School In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Remembering Quadna Resort
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Ottawa
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lost Highway 61
Welcome to Hanska
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Endion Depot In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Visiting Golden Gate
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Little Marais Inn
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Jordan Brewery Complex
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The End of the Line in Currie
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Little Falls Depot
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Moderne New Ulm Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome To Cobden
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Florence Town Hall
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Franconia
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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