George H. Christian was a manager at the Washburn-Crosby Company in Minneapolis who worked out a...
Twin Cities Area
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Minneapolis has many beautiful homes, but the Gale mansion is easily one of my top three. I love...
Robbinsdale Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Eight Days in May Protests
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Greater Minnesota
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Pennsylvania-native Joseph Renshaw Brown arrived in Minnesota at the age of 14 with the Army. He...
Enter Marlon Brando
Founded in 1858, Shattuck Military Academy in Faribault was one of the oldest and most respected...
Welcome To Dotson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hanover Bridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hollywood Town Hall
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Wasioja
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Milford Monument
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
District 6 School in New Sweden
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Old Brewery In Preston
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome to Hanska
Visiting Golden Gate
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome To Cobden
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
State Theater In Hutchinson
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Church of the Holy Cross
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Remembering Quadna Resort
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Florence Town Hall
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Old School In Wolverton
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Oxford Mill Ruin
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Franconia
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Red Wing Iron Works
The End of the Line in Currie
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Little Marais Inn
The Almelund Creamery
Little Falls Depot
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Le Sueur Theater
The Duluth Homestead Project
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Meyer School In St Augusta
Exploring Ottawa
District 48 School Near Delano
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Moving Old Hibbing
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
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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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor 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