The Martha G. Ripley Hospital for Women was a pioneering institution in the history of Minnesota...
Twin Cities Area
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
It may have been luck that spared the Colonnade Hotel the same fate as so many other old downtown...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Robbinsdale Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Eight Days in May Protests
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Swinford Townhomes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
As construction workers were excavating a roadway along the eastern shore of Prairie Lake near...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two weeks after the James–Younger Gang raided Northfield the gang appeared at the farm of Ole...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hanover Bridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lost Highway 61
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Welcome To Cobden
Oxford Mill Ruin
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring Ottawa
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Ruins of Sawyer School
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Red Wing Iron Works
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The End of the Line in Currie
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Franconia
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Endion School In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
District 6 School in New Sweden
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome To Dotson
The Church of the Holy Cross
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Old Brewery In Preston
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome to Hanska
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
District 48 School Near Delano
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
Hollywood Town Hall
Bend in the River Regional Park
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Little Falls Depot
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Remembering Quadna Resort
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Incline Railway
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Florence Town Hall
Moving Old Hibbing
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Wasioja
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Enter Marlon Brando
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Little Marais Inn
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Almelund Creamery
The Milford Monument
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Green Lake Mounds
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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