Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Twin Cities Area
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
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...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Apartments
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
District #28 School in Ramsey
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Wilder Public Baths
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Greater Minnesota
The Le Sueur Theater
The Le Sueur Theater on Main Street in Le Sueur, Minnesota, opened in 1884. The building was...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Milford Monument
Bend in the River Regional Park
Enter Marlon Brando
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lost Highway 61
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Meyer School In St Augusta
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The End of the Line in Currie
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Endion School In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring Ottawa
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Moving Old Hibbing
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Wasioja
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome To Dotson
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hanover Bridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Green Lake Mounds
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Old School In Wolverton
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Little Falls Depot
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Exploring Sandstone
Old Brewery In Preston
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Franconia
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Visiting Golden Gate
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome to Hanska
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Little Marais Inn
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
State Theater In Hutchinson
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Moderne New Ulm Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hollywood Town Hall
Finding The Past In Swatara
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Oxford Mill Ruin
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Red Wing Iron Works
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Church of the Holy Cross
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn 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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In 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