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