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
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wilder Public Baths
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Robbinsdale Library
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Landmark Center In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Greater Minnesota
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ness Congregation was originally organized as the Norwegian Evangelical St. Johannes...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
You can’t drive through Zumbrota, Minnesota, without stopping at the covered bridge. It’s located...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Enter Marlon Brando
The Old School In Wolverton
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
District 6 School in New Sweden
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Almond White and the Motley Castle
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Little Marais Inn
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lost Highway 61
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Milford Monument
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The End of the Line in Currie
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring Sandstone
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Jordan Brewery Complex
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Church of the Holy Cross
Endion Depot In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Green Lake Mounds
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Ruins of Sawyer School
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Le Sueur Theater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Old Brewery In Preston
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Florence Town Hall
Moderne New Ulm Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Bend in the River Regional Park
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Remembering Quadna Resort
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring Ottawa
Moving Old Hibbing
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hollywood Town Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Little Falls Depot
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Historic Franconia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Wasioja
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Endion School In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Duluth Homestead Project
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome to Hanska
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
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