The Robbinsdale Library opened its doors for the first time on January 4, 1926, thanks to the...
Twin Cities Area
Robbinsdale Library
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Swinford Apartments
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Landmark Center In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Greater Minnesota
Moderne New Ulm Library
In 1936, a sleek, Moderne-style public library was built in New Ulm, Minnesota. The land for the...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Milford Monument
Welcome To Old Wadena
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome to Hanska
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hanover Bridge
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lost Highway 61
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring Ottawa
Exploring Sandstone
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Jordan Brewery Complex
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Moving Old Hibbing
Old Brewery In Preston
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Welcome To Cobden
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Endion School In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Oxford Mill Ruin
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Visiting Golden Gate
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Duluth Homestead Project
Welcome To Dotson
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Enter Marlon Brando
District 6 School in New Sweden
Taylor House In Le Sueur
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Franconia
The Church of the Holy Cross
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Finding The Past In Swatara
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Little Marais Inn
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
District 48 School Near Delano
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Le Sueur Theater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Meyer School In St Augusta
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Wasioja
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Old School In Wolverton
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Florence Town Hall
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Bend in the River Regional Park
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Wandering Around The Toimi School
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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