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
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Robbinsdale Library
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Apartments
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wilder Public Baths
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Saint Paul Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
This old stone chapel was built at the Sunrise Funeral Home and Cemetery in 1949. Located in...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Red Wing Iron Works
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Old School In Wolverton
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Little Falls Depot
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
District 6 School in New Sweden
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Franconia
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Ruins of Sawyer School
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome to Hanska
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
The Le Sueur Theater
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Exploring Ottawa
Finding The Past In Swatara
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Almelund Creamery
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The End of the Line in Currie
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Wasioja
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Bend in the River Regional Park
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hanover Bridge
The Milford Monument
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Daniel Piper House in Medford
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Visiting Golden Gate
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome To Cobden
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Little Marais Inn
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hollywood Town Hall
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
District 48 School Near Delano
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring Sandstone
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lost Highway 61
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Moving Old Hibbing
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
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 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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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