George H. Christian was a manager at the Washburn-Crosby Company in Minneapolis who worked out a...
Twin Cities Area
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Robbinsdale Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gates of Stonebridge
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Built in 1926, the New Ulm Company Service Station is the best remaining example in a series of...
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
I’d never noticed this marker along the Expressway between Duluth and Two Harbors until a...
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Wasioja
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Florence Town Hall
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Dotson
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
State Theater In Hutchinson
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The End of the Line in Currie
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring Ottawa
Remembering Quadna Resort
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Enter Marlon Brando
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Jordan Brewery Complex
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hanover Bridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hollywood Town Hall
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome To Cobden
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Almelund Creamery
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Little Marais Inn
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
District 6 School in New Sweden
Meyer School In St Augusta
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Milford Monument
Endion Depot In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Endion School In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Moving Old Hibbing
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Oxford Mill Ruin
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Green Lake Mounds
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome to Hanska
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Duluth Homestead Project
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Visiting Golden Gate
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lost Highway 61
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Franconia
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Old School In Wolverton
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring Sandstone
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
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