In March 1963, the Twin Cities were rocked by a shocking and brutal crime – the murder of Carol...
Twin Cities Area
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Swinford Apartments
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wilder Public Baths
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gates of Stonebridge
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Greater Minnesota
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The District Number 50 school in Essig, Minnesota, opened in 1912. Children attend this one-room...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rumors of copper riches hidden in the North Shore's streams and hillsides had excited the...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Finding The Past In Swatara
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Church of the Holy Cross
Remembering Quadna Resort
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Endion Depot In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
District 48 School Near Delano
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lost Highway 61
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Endion School In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Ottawa
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Little Marais Inn
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome To Cobden
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Welcome To Old Wadena
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome to Hanska
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Milford Monument
The Duluth Homestead Project
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Little Falls Depot
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hanover Bridge
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Moving Old Hibbing
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Franconia
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Almelund Creamery
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Dotson
Red Wing Iron Works
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Ruins of Sawyer School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Old School In Wolverton
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
State Theater In Hutchinson
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Le Sueur Theater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Enter Marlon Brando
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Florence Town Hall
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Wasioja
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring Sandstone
Green Lake Mounds
District 6 School in New Sweden
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Bend in the River Regional Park
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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