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
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didn’t know where I was. I certainly didn’t...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Landmark Center In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Swinford Apartments
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District Number 11 in McLeod County was first organized in 1865 to serve the predominantly Czech...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Munger Terrace has been a landmark in Duluth’s Central Hillside neighborhood since the building was...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Little Marais Inn
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring Sandstone
Remembering Quadna Resort
Bend in the River Regional Park
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Wandering Around The Toimi School
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring Ottawa
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Jordan Brewery Complex
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Milford Monument
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The End of the Line in Currie
Little Falls Depot
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Red Wing Iron Works
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hanover Bridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Meyer School In St Augusta
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Church of the Holy Cross
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Almelund Creamery
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome To Dotson
Finding The Past In Swatara
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Historic Wasioja
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Endion School In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Old School In Wolverton
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Florence Town Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Duluth Homestead Project
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Le Sueur Theater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Old Brewery In Preston
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
State Theater In Hutchinson
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hollywood Town Hall
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Green Lake Mounds
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
District 6 School in New Sweden
Moving Old Hibbing
Enter Marlon Brando
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lost Highway 61
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Ruins of Sawyer School
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Moderne New Ulm Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s 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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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