Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Twin Cities Area
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis was one of the rare mills in the city that had four finished...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wilder Public Baths
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Robbinsdale Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Churchill Methodist Church is located in present-day Brookfield Township, Minnesota. The...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Archibald mill is located on the banks of the Cannon River in Dundas. Brothers John S. and...
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Jordan Brewery Complex
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hollywood Town Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Florence Town Hall
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome To Old Wadena
Moving Old Hibbing
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Milford Monument
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Oxford Mill Ruin
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Dotson
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Endion School In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Meyer School In St Augusta
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Randall Cooperative Creamery
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Green Lake Mounds
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
State Theater In Hutchinson
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Old Brewery In Preston
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Old School In Wolverton
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome to Hanska
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Visiting Golden Gate
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Little Marais Inn
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Wasioja
District 48 School Near Delano
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The End of the Line in Currie
District 6 School in New Sweden
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Franconia
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Endion Depot In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
The Le Sueur Theater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Almelund Creamery
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses 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