In an age before women had the right to vote, Elizabeth C. Quinlan was a natural entrepreneur who...
Twin Cities Area
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Constructed in 1869-70, the Metropolitan Hotel once stood at the corner of Washington and Third...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Welcome To Old Wadena
The townsite now known as Old Wadena was located on the Crow Wing River between the mouths of the...
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...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Endion Depot In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring Sandstone
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Red Wing Iron Works
Hollywood Town Hall
Remembering Quadna Resort
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The End of the Line in Currie
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Church of the Holy Cross
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome to Hanska
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Le Sueur Theater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome To Dotson
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lost Highway 61
Jordan Brewery Complex
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Moving Old Hibbing
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Milford Monument
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Franconia
Enter Marlon Brando
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Exploring Ottawa
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Bend in the River Regional Park
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Florence Town Hall
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Little Marais Inn
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Wasioja
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Green Lake Mounds
District 6 School in New Sweden
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Duluth Homestead Project
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Visiting Golden Gate
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
State Theater In Hutchinson
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Munger Terrace In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Oxford Mill Ruin
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Endion School In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Old School In Wolverton
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Little Falls Depot
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...

