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 Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Landmark Center In St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Swinford Apartments
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Greater Minnesota
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Church of the Holy Cross in Dundas is a Gothic-style church built in 1868. John S. Archibald of...
Historic Wasioja
Wasioja, Minnesota, was a thriving community in the 1850s and 1860s. The village was settled in...
Randall Cooperative Creamery
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Little Falls Depot
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Enter Marlon Brando
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hollywood Town Hall
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Endion School In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Bend in the River Regional Park
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Milford Monument
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hanover Bridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome To Old Wadena
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome To Dotson
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring Ottawa
Moving Old Hibbing
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring Sandstone
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Florence Town Hall
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Franconia
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Old School In Wolverton
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
State Theater In Hutchinson
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Jordan Brewery Complex
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Little Marais Inn
Dead Good Walks
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...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Article Archive
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
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
Old Brewery In Preston