Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Twin Cities Area
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Constructed in 1897 for $13,000, the First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis was designed...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Swinford Apartments
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
District #28 School in Ramsey
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Robbinsdale Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
The Le Sueur Theater
The Le Sueur Theater on Main Street in Le Sueur, Minnesota, opened in 1884. The building was...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rumors of copper riches hidden in the North Shore's streams and hillsides had excited the...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Oxford Mill Ruin
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Red Wing Iron Works
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Endion Depot In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring Sandstone
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Enter Marlon Brando
The Almelund Creamery
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome To Old Wadena
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Moving Old Hibbing
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Visiting Golden Gate
Florence Town Hall
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Moderne New Ulm Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Franconia
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hollywood Town Hall
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome to Hanska
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Little Falls Depot
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lost Highway 61
The End of the Line in Currie
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Wasioja
Remembering Quadna Resort
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Milford Monument
Welcome To Cobden
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome To Dotson
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Old School In Wolverton
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Old Brewery In Preston
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City 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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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