Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
Twin Cities Area
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School opened in Minneapolis in 1932. The school was named after Mary...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Greater Minnesota
Lost Highway 61
History buffs and curiosity seekers revel in finding a piece of the past. Stumbling across...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Vermont-native Almond A. White came to Minnesota after the Civil War and settled in Brainerd for a...
Red Wing Iron Works
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
District 48 School Near Delano
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The End of the Line in Currie
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Cobden
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Green Lake Mounds
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Enter Marlon Brando
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hanover Bridge
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome To Dotson
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Milford Monument
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Meyer School In St Augusta
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Endion School In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Le Sueur Theater
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Exploring Sandstone
Finding The Past In Swatara
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome To Old Wadena
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Moving Old Hibbing
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Florence Town Hall
Historic Franconia
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Oxford Mill Ruin
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
Hollywood Town Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Remembering Quadna Resort
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Almelund Creamery
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Little Marais Inn
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Wasioja
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Visiting Golden Gate
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate 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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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