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
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Apartments
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Wilder Public Baths
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Saint Paul Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Eight Days in May Protests
Greater Minnesota
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
After a devastating forest fire obliterated the villages of Finlayson, Hinckley, Miller, Mission...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Built in 1926, the New Ulm Company Service Station is the best remaining example in a series of...
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lost Highway 61
Endion Depot In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Little Marais Inn
State Theater In Hutchinson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Milford Monument
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hanover Bridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome To Cobden
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hollywood Town Hall
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Little Falls Depot
The Duluth Homestead Project
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring Sandstone
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Franconia
Moving Old Hibbing
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Ruins of Sawyer School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome To Dotson
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Finding The Past In Swatara
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome To Old Wadena
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Exploring Ottawa
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Red Wing Iron Works
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Old Brewery In Preston
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Old School In Wolverton
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Le Sueur Theater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Moderne New Ulm Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Almelund Creamery
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Duluth’s Incline Railway
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
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...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
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
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In 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