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
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Robbinsdale Library
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Saint Paul Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Apartments
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Wilder Public Baths
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Greater Minnesota
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Although the local resort industry near Detroit Lakes stretches back to the 1870s, it wasn’t until...
Enter Marlon Brando
Founded in 1858, Shattuck Military Academy in Faribault was one of the oldest and most respected...
Exploring Sandstone
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hollywood Town Hall
The Little Marais Inn
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Franconia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome to Hanska
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Old School In Wolverton
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Old Brewery In Preston
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Wasioja
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
District 6 School in New Sweden
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Bend in the River Regional Park
Oxford Mill Ruin
Welcome To Cobden
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The End of the Line in Currie
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Florence Town Hall
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Red Wing Iron Works
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Almelund Creamery
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lost Highway 61
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Visiting Golden Gate
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Moving Old Hibbing
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hanover Bridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Little Falls Depot
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
State Theater In Hutchinson
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Milford Monument
Finding The Past In Swatara
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome To Dotson
Endion School In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Green Lake Mounds
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Ruins of Sawyer School
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...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Article Archive
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
Old Brewery In Preston