At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
Twin Cities Area
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Robbinsdale Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Wilder Public Baths
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Apartments
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
There are quite a few examples of the gorgeous Eastlake-style architecture in Minnesota, but this...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
The End of the Line in Currie
Red Wing Iron Works
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
District 48 School Near Delano
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome to Hanska
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Little Marais Inn
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Church of the Holy Cross
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Endion School In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Bend in the River Regional Park
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Le Sueur Theater
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Visiting Golden Gate
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hanover Bridge
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Little Falls Depot
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Almelund Creamery
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Enter Marlon Brando
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Moving Old Hibbing
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Duluth Homestead Project
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lost Highway 61
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Historic Franconia
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hollywood Town Hall
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Sandstone
Green Lake Mounds
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Welcome To Old Wadena
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Ruins of Sawyer School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring Ottawa
Remembering Quadna Resort
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Old School In Wolverton
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
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Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
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...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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