On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
Twin Cities Area
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Lowry Hotel opened in 1927 and was 12 floors of pure glamour. An addition was made in 1930 to...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Swinford Apartments
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Landmark Center In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Saint Paul Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wilder Public Baths
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Gates of Stonebridge
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
The Milford Monument
This monument was created in memory of the 53 women, men, and children that were killed in Milford...
The Almelund Creamery
The first cooperative creamery opened in Almelund in 1896 and quickly gained a reputation for...
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Moderne New Ulm Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Little Falls Depot
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
State Theater In Hutchinson
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hollywood Town Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
District 6 School in New Sweden
Red Wing Iron Works
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Florence Town Hall
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring Sandstone
Meyer School In St Augusta
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Little Marais Inn
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Franconia
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Endion School In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Green Lake Mounds
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Old School In Wolverton
Old Brewery In Preston
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Bend in the River Regional Park
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hanover Bridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Church of the Holy Cross
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The End of the Line in Currie
District 48 School Near Delano
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Wasioja
Lost Highway 61
Welcome To Old Wadena
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Remembering Quadna Resort
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Le Sueur Theater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome to Hanska
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Jordan Brewery Complex
Endion Depot In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Visiting Golden Gate
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
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...
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...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
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 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?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
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