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
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Eight Days in May Protests
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wilder Public Baths
The Gates of Stonebridge
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Townhomes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Greater Minnesota
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
Little Falls Depot
Construction started on the railroad depot in Little Falls in 1899. It was designed by Cass Gilbert...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Cobden
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Franconia
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Little Marais Inn
Green Lake Mounds
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Ottawa
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hollywood Town Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
District 48 School Near Delano
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Le Sueur Theater
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Wasioja
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Randall Cooperative Creamery
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Enter Marlon Brando
Meyer School In St Augusta
Exploring Sandstone
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Red Wing Iron Works
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
The Almelund Creamery
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Duluth Homestead Project
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Old Brewery In Preston
The Old School In Wolverton
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The End of the Line in Currie
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome to Hanska
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Visiting Golden Gate
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lost Highway 61
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome To Dotson
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Bend in the River Regional Park
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Finding The Past In Swatara
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Florence Town Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Jordan Brewery Complex
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Endion Depot In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Oxford Mill Ruin
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
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...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown