Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Twin Cities Area
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gates of Stonebridge
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
District #28 School in Ramsey
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Robbinsdale Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wilder Public Baths
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Saint Paul Hotel
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Greater Minnesota
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ok, stick with me here. Can you remember how your elementary school smelled? I can. Vividly. A hint...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
As construction workers were excavating a roadway along the eastern shore of Prairie Lake near...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Jordan Brewery Complex
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lost Highway 61
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome To Dotson
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The End of the Line in Currie
Red Wing Iron Works
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Enter Marlon Brando
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Florence Town Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Meyer School In St Augusta
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome to Hanska
Ruins of Sawyer School
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome To Cobden
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Old Brewery In Preston
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome To Old Wadena
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Bend in the River Regional Park
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
District 48 School Near Delano
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Moving Old Hibbing
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Le Sueur Theater
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
State Theater In Hutchinson
Endion School In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
Little Falls Depot
The Almelund Creamery
Green Lake Mounds
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Little Marais Inn
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Franconia
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
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...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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
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