Harry F. Legg and his wife Dora were the owners of a jewelry store in downtown Minneapolis in the...
Twin Cities Area
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wilder Public Baths
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Landmark Center In St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Swinford Apartments
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Townhomes
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Robbinsdale Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Freemasons organized a lodge in Clearwater, Minnesota in 1858 that became known as Masonic...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
District 6 School in New Sweden
Old Brewery In Preston
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Endion School In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
The Milford Monument
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Little Falls Depot
Welcome To Cobden
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Franconia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Church of the Holy Cross
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Old School In Wolverton
The Almelund Creamery
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Endion Depot In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Moderne New Ulm Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Visiting Golden Gate
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Florence Town Hall
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Moving Old Hibbing
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lost Highway 61
The Little Marais Inn
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Welcome To Dotson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Wasioja
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome to Hanska
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Red Wing Iron Works
The Le Sueur Theater
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The End of the Line in Currie
Oxford Mill Ruin
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Finding The Past In Swatara
Green Lake Mounds
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hanover Bridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
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...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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