Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
Twin Cities Area
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Apartments
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Greater Minnesota
Welcome To Dotson
Finding the ghost town of Dotson, Minnesota, wasn’t easy. I was going off of second-hand...
Visiting Golden Gate
A post office was first established in Golden Gate, Minnesota, in 1868. The little town sprang up...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 6 School in New Sweden
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Church of the Holy Cross
Enter Marlon Brando
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lost Highway 61
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Old Brewery In Preston
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Remembering Quadna Resort
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
State Theater In Hutchinson
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring Ottawa
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Duluth Homestead Project
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Milford Monument
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hanover Bridge
The Le Sueur Theater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Endion School In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Ruins of Sawyer School
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome to Hanska
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hollywood Town Hall
Little Falls Depot
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
Historic Franconia
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Jordan Brewery Complex
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Taylor House In Le Sueur
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Almelund Creamery
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Exploring Sandstone
The End of the Line in Currie
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Welcome To Cobden
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Meyer School In St Augusta
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
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...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
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