The Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis was one of the rare mills in the city that had four finished...
Twin Cities Area
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Calling all St Paul history buffs! I have spent way too long researching this little piece of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Apartments
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Townhomes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Saint Paul Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wilder Public Baths
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Greater Minnesota
Jordan Brewery Complex
During the 1860s, Jordan had become an early industrial center in Scott County and brewing became...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The childhood home of children’s book author and illustrator Wanda Gag was built in New Ulm...
The Church of the Holy Cross
Endion Depot In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Red Wing Iron Works
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
District 48 School Near Delano
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Milford Monument
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Sandstone
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Daniel Piper House in Medford
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Green Lake Mounds
Lincoln Park In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
District 6 School in New Sweden
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Enter Marlon Brando
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Franconia
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Cobden
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Moderne New Ulm Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Almelund Creamery
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Florence Town Hall
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Duluth Homestead Project
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Little Marais Inn
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Wasioja
The Old School In Wolverton
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Oxford Mill Ruin
Visiting Golden Gate
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Le Sueur Theater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Meyer School In St Augusta
Endion School In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Old Brewery In Preston
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Remembering Quadna Resort
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome To Old Wadena
Moving Old Hibbing
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome To Dotson
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hollywood Town Hall
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Finding The Past In Swatara
State Theater In Hutchinson
Dead Good Walks
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate 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 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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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