Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
Twin Cities Area
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Swinford Apartments
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Wilder Public Baths
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Greater Minnesota
Historic Franconia
Franconia was organized in October 1858, just eight months after Ansell Smith recorded the first...
The Little Marais Inn
The completion of Highway 61 along the North Shore in the 1920s allowed vacationers to travel all...
District 48 School Near Delano
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Endion School In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Ottawa
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Duluth Homestead Project
Little Falls Depot
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Florence Town Hall
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Enter Marlon Brando
Finding The Past In Swatara
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
District 6 School in New Sweden
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Old School In Wolverton
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome To Dotson
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome To Cobden
Visiting Golden Gate
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Almelund Creamery
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Red Wing Iron Works
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Ruins of Sawyer School
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lost Highway 61
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hollywood Town Hall
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Jordan Brewery Complex
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Exploring Sandstone
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Moderne New Ulm Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome To Old Wadena
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Endion Depot In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome to Hanska
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Moving Old Hibbing
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hanover Bridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
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...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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