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
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Robbinsdale Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Saint Paul Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Landmark Center In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Swinford Townhomes
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wilder Public Baths
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Greater Minnesota
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
In 1957, trucks loaded with prefabricated homes rolled along Highway 61 toward a new building site...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Red Wing Iron Works
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hollywood Town Hall
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Old School In Wolverton
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Welcome To Dotson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Endion School In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hanover Bridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Milford Monument
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Moving Old Hibbing
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Cobden
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lost Highway 61
The Almelund Creamery
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Moderne New Ulm Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring Ottawa
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Little Falls Depot
Finding The Past In Swatara
Oxford Mill Ruin
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Old Brewery In Preston
The Duluth Homestead Project
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Bend in the River Regional Park
Enter Marlon Brando
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Franconia
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Wasioja
Visiting Golden Gate
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Little Marais Inn
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
State Theater In Hutchinson
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Sandstone
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome to Hanska
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
District 6 School in New Sweden
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Florence Town Hall
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Endion Depot In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The End of the Line in Currie
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...

