Calling all St Paul history buffs! I have spent way too long researching this little piece of...
Twin Cities Area
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
On March 22, 1836, Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark married Lieutenant Horatio Phillips Van Cleve a few...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Apartments
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Townhomes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
District #28 School in Ramsey
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Greater Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Before the Interstate Bridge was built between Duluth and Superior in the late-1890s, the only way...
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Le Sueur Theater
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Old School In Wolverton
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The End of the Line in Currie
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hanover Bridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Bend in the River Regional Park
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Wasioja
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Green Lake Mounds
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Milford Monument
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Enter Marlon Brando
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Ruins of Sawyer School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Endion School In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Almelund Creamery
Moderne New Ulm Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hollywood Town Hall
State Theater In Hutchinson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome To Cobden
Oxford Mill Ruin
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Duluth Homestead Project
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Finding The Past In Swatara
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Little Marais Inn
Florence Town Hall
The Church of the Holy Cross
Visiting Golden Gate
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring Ottawa
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Old Brewery In Preston
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lost Highway 61
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
District 48 School Near Delano
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome To Dotson
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Red Wing Iron Works
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
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...
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...

