In an age before women had the right to vote, Elizabeth C. Quinlan was a natural entrepreneur who...
Twin Cities Area
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Robbinsdale Library opened its doors for the first time on January 4, 1926, thanks to the...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Gates of Stonebridge
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Eight Days in May Protests
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wilder Public Baths
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Apartments
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Daniel Piper came to Minnesota from New Hampshire with his wife and daughter in early 1877...
Endion School In Duluth
The Endion School in Duluth, Minnesota, was built in 1890. The architect who designed the three...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome to Hanska
Hanover Bridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Moving Old Hibbing
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Franconia
Florence Town Hall
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Finding The Past In Swatara
District 48 School Near Delano
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Red Wing Iron Works
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Ruins of Sawyer School
Green Lake Mounds
Old Brewery In Preston
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome To Dotson
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Milford Monument
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Bend in the River Regional Park
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Little Falls Depot
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lost Highway 61
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Enter Marlon Brando
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Wasioja
The Almelund Creamery
The Duluth Homestead Project
Meyer School In St Augusta
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Remembering Quadna Resort
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Le Sueur Theater
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Exploring Ottawa
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Little Marais Inn
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Visiting Golden Gate
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome To Old Wadena
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
State Theater In Hutchinson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The End of the Line in Currie
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring Sandstone
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Endion Depot In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Oxford Mill Ruin
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Old School In Wolverton
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome To Cobden
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
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...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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
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