Edwin H Hewitt was one of Minnesota’s most widely-known architects of the 20th century. Born in Red...
Twin Cities Area
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery and Wurstery is located near the Mississippi River in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Wilder Public Baths
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Saint Paul Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Robbinsdale Library
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Greater Minnesota
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Built in 1898, the West Riverside School was originally known as District #38 School. Isanti County...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Le Sueur Theater
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Little Marais Inn
Endion Depot In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Green Lake Mounds
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
District 48 School Near Delano
The End of the Line in Currie
Visiting Golden Gate
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Franconia
The Church of the Holy Cross
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bend in the River Regional Park
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Almelund Creamery
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Florence Town Hall
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Red Wing Iron Works
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Almond White and the Motley Castle
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Enter Marlon Brando
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Welcome to Hanska
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
The Milford Monument
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Wasioja
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Moderne New Ulm Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Old Brewery In Preston
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Meyer School In St Augusta
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Remembering Quadna Resort
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Duluth Homestead Project
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Endion School In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Little Falls Depot
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Cobden
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...

