In March 1963, the Twin Cities were rocked by a shocking and brutal crime – the murder of Carol...
Twin Cities Area
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Horatio Alden Smith made the bulk of his fortune as the co-owner of the Smith and Wyman Sash and...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Townhomes
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Robbinsdale Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Greater Minnesota
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Beaver Bay is the oldest white settlement along the North Shore of Lake Superior. It was...
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
I’d never noticed this marker along the Expressway between Duluth and Two Harbors until a...
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring Ottawa
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Le Sueur Theater
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome to Hanska
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Almond White and the Motley Castle
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Oxford Mill Ruin
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hollywood Town Hall
Remembering Quadna Resort
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Visiting Golden Gate
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Old School In Wolverton
The Almelund Creamery
The Church of the Holy Cross
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Meyer School In St Augusta
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Endion School In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Franconia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
The End of the Line in Currie
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hanover Bridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
District 48 School Near Delano
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Jordan Brewery Complex
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Green Lake Mounds
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Old Brewery In Preston
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Florence Town Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Welcome To Dotson
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lost Highway 61
Exploring Sandstone
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Little Marais Inn
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Milford Monument
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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