Charles Harrington arrived in Rochester in 1871 to work for the railroad. It didn’t take long for...
Twin Cities Area
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wilder Public Baths
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Robbinsdale Library
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
George Neuwirth operated a popular bowling alley and bar throughout the 1930s and 1940s in New Ulm...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Have you ever wondered how Minnesota became known as the land of 10,000 lakes? Every Minnesotan...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hanover Bridge
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Bend in the River Regional Park
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hollywood Town Hall
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Green Lake Mounds
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Taylor House In Le Sueur
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Milford Monument
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Moderne New Ulm Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome To Dotson
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome to Hanska
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The End of the Line in Currie
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome To Cobden
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Old Brewery In Preston
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Little Marais Inn
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Moving Old Hibbing
Ruins of Sawyer School
Oxford Mill Ruin
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Little Falls Depot
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Franconia
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Wasioja
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Enter Marlon Brando
Visiting Golden Gate
The Le Sueur Theater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lost Highway 61
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
District 48 School Near Delano
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Red Wing Iron Works
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome To Old Wadena
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Exploring Ottawa
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Sandstone
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor 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