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