In March 1963, the Twin Cities were rocked by a shocking and brutal crime – the murder of Carol...
Twin Cities Area
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Martha G. Ripley Hospital for Women was a pioneering institution in the history of Minnesota...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Greater Minnesota
State Theater In Hutchinson
The State Theater in Hutchinson, Minnesota, opened its doors on December 28, 1937. Customers paid...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Pennsylvania-native Joseph Renshaw Brown arrived in Minnesota at the age of 14 with the Army. He...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hollywood Town Hall
The Le Sueur Theater
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Ottawa
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Milford Monument
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Duluth Homestead Project
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Bend in the River Regional Park
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Moving Old Hibbing
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Green Lake Mounds
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Wasioja
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Moderne New Ulm Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Red Wing Iron Works
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Finding The Past In Swatara
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Old Brewery In Preston
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Old School In Wolverton
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Florence Town Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Enter Marlon Brando
District 6 School in New Sweden
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Lost Highway 61
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Franconia
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome To Dotson
Welcome to Hanska
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Sandstone
Hanover Bridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
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...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital 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