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
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Apartments
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Robbinsdale Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wilder Public Baths
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Greater Minnesota
The End of the Line in Currie
In 1899, the Des Moines Valley Railway Company began work on a plan to extend their rail line in...
Lost Highway 61
History buffs and curiosity seekers revel in finding a piece of the past. Stumbling across...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Moving Old Hibbing
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Duluth’s Incline Railway
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Moderne New Ulm Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Wasioja
District 48 School Near Delano
Hanover Bridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Red Wing Iron Works
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Enter Marlon Brando
Green Lake Mounds
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Milford Monument
Visiting Golden Gate
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Little Marais Inn
The Almelund Creamery
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hollywood Town Hall
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Duluth Homestead Project
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Welcome To Cobden
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome To Old Wadena
Oxford Mill Ruin
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome To Dotson
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome to Hanska
Endion School In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Little Falls Depot
Remembering Quadna Resort
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Meyer School In St Augusta
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Franconia
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
State Theater In Hutchinson
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Le Sueur Theater
Old Brewery In Preston
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Exploring Ottawa
The Old School In Wolverton
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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