Frank E. Little was a partner in a Minneapolis-based real estate firm. He didn’t leave behind much...
Twin Cities Area
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
This red sandstone house is the oldest in the Washburn Fair Oaks Mansion District and it had an odd...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wilder Public Baths
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Landmark Center In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Henry D. Huff was a land speculator who built a brick and stone Italian Villa-style house on a...
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...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Red Wing Iron Works
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Almelund Creamery
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Visiting Golden Gate
Florence Town Hall
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
District 48 School Near Delano
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The New Ulm Company Service Station
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hollywood Town Hall
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Old School In Wolverton
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Duluth Homestead Project
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome To Cobden
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Little Marais Inn
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome To Old Wadena
Moving Old Hibbing
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hanover Bridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Munger Terrace In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring Sandstone
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Enter Marlon Brando
Oxford Mill Ruin
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Le Sueur Theater
The Milford Monument
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Green Lake Mounds
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Little Falls Depot
Historic Franconia
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Endion School In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The End of the Line in Currie
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome to Hanska
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Exploring Ottawa
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Jordan Brewery Complex
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
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...
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
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
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
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of 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
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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