Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Twin Cities Area
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
It may have been luck that spared the Colonnade Hotel the same fate as so many other old downtown...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Townhomes
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Robbinsdale Library
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gates of Stonebridge
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Greater Minnesota
State Theater In Hutchinson
The State Theater in Hutchinson, Minnesota, opened its doors on December 28, 1937. Customers paid...
Old Brewery In Preston
The Preston Brewery is located at the foot of a bluff on the banks of the Root River. Brewing...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hanover Bridge
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Exploring Ottawa
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Le Sueur Theater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Red Wing Iron Works
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Oxford Mill Ruin
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Old School In Wolverton
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome to Hanska
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Endion Depot In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Little Marais Inn
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome To Cobden
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Milford Monument
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring Sandstone
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Visiting Golden Gate
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Franconia
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Moving Old Hibbing
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Dotson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lost Highway 61
Historic Wasioja
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Almelund Creamery
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...

