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
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
It may have been luck that spared the Colonnade Hotel the same fate as so many other old downtown...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Landmark Center In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wilder Public Baths
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Gates of Stonebridge
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Saint Paul Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Did you know that there was a veterans cemetery planned for the site of the 1862 battle of Birch...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
District 48 School Near Delano
Moderne New Ulm Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Old School In Wolverton
Welcome To Dotson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Welcome To Old Wadena
Little Falls Depot
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The End of the Line in Currie
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Old Brewery In Preston
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hollywood Town Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Ruins of Sawyer School
Red Wing Iron Works
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Enter Marlon Brando
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lost Highway 61
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Church of the Holy Cross
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Jordan Brewery Complex
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Cobden
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hanover Bridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Green Lake Mounds
Oxford Mill Ruin
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Le Sueur Theater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Visiting Golden Gate
Finding The Past In Swatara
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
Endion School In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Endion Depot In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Historic Wasioja
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Florence Town Hall
Welcome to Hanska
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring Ottawa
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Duluth Homestead Project
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
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...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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