Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
Twin Cities Area
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Robbinsdale Library
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wilder Public Baths
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Apartments
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Meyer School In St Augusta
The original District 35 (Meyer) school was a log structure built around 1868. As the population of...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
For several years, Tenney held the distinction of being Minnesota’s smallest town. The 2010 census...
Endion School In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lincoln Park In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Franconia
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hollywood Town Hall
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Finding The Past In Swatara
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Jordan Brewery Complex
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Old Brewery In Preston
Florence Town Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The New Ulm Company Service Station
District 6 School in New Sweden
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Sandstone
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Oxford Mill Ruin
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Welcome To Cobden
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Bend in the River Regional Park
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lost Highway 61
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Wasioja
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Little Marais Inn
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Moving Old Hibbing
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
District 48 School Near Delano
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Le Sueur Theater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Almelund Creamery
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
State Theater In Hutchinson
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The End of the Line in Currie
Visiting Golden Gate
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hanover Bridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Endion Depot In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
Red Wing Iron Works
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Milford Monument
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...

