Frank E. Little was a partner in a Minneapolis-based real estate firm. He didn’t leave behind much...
Twin Cities Area
Frank E. Little Mansion 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 Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Robbinsdale Library
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Townhomes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Greater Minnesota
District 48 School Near Delano
It really hurts to see this old schoolhouse so neglected 😟 The Franklin Township (Minnesota)...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
In 1957, trucks loaded with prefabricated homes rolled along Highway 61 toward a new building site...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome to Hanska
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Florence Town Hall
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Endion Depot In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Almelund Creamery
The Le Sueur Theater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Red Wing Iron Works
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Finding The Past In Swatara
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Enter Marlon Brando
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Franconia
Lost Highway 61
The Milford Monument
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Old School In Wolverton
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Exploring Sandstone
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Little Falls Depot
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Bend in the River Regional Park
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Wasioja
Welcome To Dotson
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Moving Old Hibbing
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Ruins of Sawyer School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hollywood Town Hall
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The End of the Line in Currie
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Visiting Golden Gate
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome To Cobden
Green Lake Mounds
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hanover Bridge
Jordan Brewery Complex
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Moderne New Ulm Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Endion School In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
State Theater In Hutchinson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
District 6 School in New Sweden
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...
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...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
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
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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