Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Twin Cities Area
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little was a partner in a Minneapolis-based real estate firm. He didn’t leave behind much...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Saint Paul Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Wilder Public Baths
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Townhomes
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Enter Marlon Brando
Founded in 1858, Shattuck Military Academy in Faribault was one of the oldest and most respected...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring Ottawa
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Finding The Past In Swatara
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Church of the Holy Cross
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
District 48 School Near Delano
Endion School In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Meyer School In St Augusta
The End of the Line in Currie
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Jordan Brewery Complex
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Endion Depot In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Moving Old Hibbing
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
State Theater In Hutchinson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Welcome To Cobden
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Milford Monument
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Little Falls Depot
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hollywood Town Hall
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Franconia
Lost Highway 61
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Remembering Quadna Resort
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring Sandstone
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome To Old Wadena
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Florence Town Hall
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Visiting Golden Gate
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Wasioja
Old Brewery In Preston
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Le Sueur Theater
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Red Wing Iron Works
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
The Old School In Wolverton
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
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...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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