Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
Twin Cities Area
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
It may have been luck that spared the Colonnade Hotel the same fate as so many other old downtown...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Swinford Townhomes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Wilder Public Baths
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gates of Stonebridge
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Apartments
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Robbinsdale Library
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Greater Minnesota
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
This old stone chapel was built at the Sunrise Funeral Home and Cemetery in 1949. Located in...
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State Hospital
In 1873, the State of Minnesota was looking for a way to house an increasingly problematic group of...
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome To Cobden
Lost Highway 61
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
District 6 School in New Sweden
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Duluth Homestead Project
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Moving Old Hibbing
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The End of the Line in Currie
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Taylor House In Le Sueur
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Visiting Golden Gate
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Wasioja
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Enter Marlon Brando
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Little Falls Depot
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Milford Monument
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Florence Town Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
Red Wing Iron Works
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Franconia
Endion Depot In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Oxford Mill Ruin
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring Sandstone
Munger Terrace In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Little Marais Inn
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Old School In Wolverton
The Le Sueur Theater
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Exploring Ottawa
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
District 48 School Near Delano
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hollywood Town Hall
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Moderne New Ulm Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome to Hanska
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Endion School In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Green Lake Mounds
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome To Old Wadena
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Article Archive
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
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
Old Brewery In Preston