In 1907, St. Paul businessman and inventor Oliver Crosby purchased twenty-eight acres of land on a...
Twin Cities Area
The Gates of Stonebridge
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Swinford Townhomes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bend in the River Regional Park is located on the former property of the Graves family. The...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The End of the Line in Currie
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome To Dotson
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Ruins of Sawyer School
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Franconia
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Milford Monument
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Little Marais Inn
District 48 School Near Delano
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Almelund Creamery
The Le Sueur Theater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Moderne New Ulm Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Old Brewery In Preston
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring Sandstone
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Remembering Quadna Resort
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Red Wing Iron Works
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Moving Old Hibbing
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome To Cobden
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Little Falls Depot
The Duluth Homestead Project
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Green Lake Mounds
Florence Town Hall
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lost Highway 61
The Church of the Holy Cross
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Endion School In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Wasioja
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hanover Bridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hollywood Town Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Welcome to Hanska
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Welcome To Old Wadena
Enter Marlon Brando
The Old School In Wolverton
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Jordan Brewery Complex
Dead Good Walks
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...
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...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township 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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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