Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Twin Cities Area
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles G. Jackson immigrated to the U.S. and purchased the Anoka House, the oldest hotel in Anoka...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Eight Days in May Protests
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Landmark Center In St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Wilder Public Baths
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Townhomes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Saint Paul Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Oxford Mill was located on the bank of the Little Cannon River near Cannon Falls. When the mill...
Bend in the River Regional Park
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Old School In Wolverton
The Duluth Homestead Project
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Cobden
The Le Sueur Theater
Visiting Golden Gate
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Meyer School In St Augusta
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Franconia
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Finding The Past In Swatara
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Milford Monument
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Endion School In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Red Wing Iron Works
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
State Theater In Hutchinson
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Enter Marlon Brando
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hollywood Town Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring Ottawa
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hanover Bridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
District 48 School Near Delano
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Old Wadena
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome to Hanska
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Little Falls Depot
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Little Marais Inn
Moving Old Hibbing
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Wasioja
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome To Dotson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
District 6 School in New Sweden
The End of the Line in Currie
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Old Brewery In Preston
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Florence Town Hall
Moderne New Ulm Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lost Highway 61
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Green Lake Mounds
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Dead Good Walks
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
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac 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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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