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
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
District #28 School in Ramsey
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Greater Minnesota
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Before the Interstate Bridge was built between Duluth and Superior in the late-1890s, the only way...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A library was first established in Two Harbors, Minnesota in 1897. A group of citizens banded...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Moving Old Hibbing
Finding The Past In Swatara
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Visiting Golden Gate
Hollywood Town Hall
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The End of the Line in Currie
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Old School In Wolverton
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome to Hanska
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lost Highway 61
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Green Lake Mounds
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Franconia
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Cobden
Old Brewery In Preston
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome To Old Wadena
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Almelund Creamery
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring Ottawa
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome To Dotson
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Ruins of Sawyer School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hanover Bridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
District 6 School in New Sweden
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Milford Monument
State Theater In Hutchinson
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Jordan Brewery Complex
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Wasioja
Little Falls Depot
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
District 48 School Near Delano
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Enter Marlon Brando
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Sandstone
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Le Sueur Theater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
The Little Marais Inn
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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