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...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Townhomes
Wilder Public Baths
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Apartments
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Greater Minnesota
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Lincoln Branch of the Duluth Public Library opened in 1917 thanks to $30,000 from Andrew...
The Le Sueur Theater
The Le Sueur Theater on Main Street in Le Sueur, Minnesota, opened in 1884. The building was...
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Jordan Brewery Complex
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Visiting Golden Gate
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Green Lake Mounds
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Endion School In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lost Highway 61
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The End of the Line in Currie
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
State Theater In Hutchinson
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Franconia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Moving Old Hibbing
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Church of the Holy Cross
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Remembering Quadna Resort
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring Sandstone
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Wasioja
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Little Marais Inn
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome to Hanska
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
District 48 School Near Delano
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Old School In Wolverton
The Milford Monument
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
District 6 School in New Sweden
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Duluth Homestead Project
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
Little Falls Depot
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Hollywood Town Hall
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
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 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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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