Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Twin Cities Area
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Swinford Apartments
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wilder Public Baths
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Landmark Center In St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Robbinsdale Library
District #28 School in Ramsey
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Greater Minnesota
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
In 1890, Ole Rosenthal and a friend were moving a cart across his property near the Minnesota River...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Scottish immigrant James G Craigie settled in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, along with his wife...
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Remembering Quadna Resort
Bend in the River Regional Park
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Duluth Homestead Project
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Little Falls Depot
Meyer School In St Augusta
Old Brewery In Preston
The New Ulm Company Service Station
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hollywood Town Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Red Wing Iron Works
Moving Old Hibbing
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lost Highway 61
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Green Lake Mounds
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
The Old School In Wolverton
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Enter Marlon Brando
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Sandstone
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Milford Monument
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The End of the Line in Currie
The Church of the Holy Cross
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Endion School In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Welcome To Old Wadena
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Visiting Golden Gate
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
District 6 School in New Sweden
Finding The Past In Swatara
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Little Marais Inn
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Florence Town Hall
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Almelund Creamery
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Welcome To Dotson
Welcome to Hanska
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Franconia
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
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...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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