George H. Christian was a manager at the Washburn-Crosby Company in Minneapolis who worked out a...
Twin Cities Area
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Townhomes
District #28 School in Ramsey
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Eight Days in May Protests
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Endion School In Duluth
The Endion School in Duluth, Minnesota, was built in 1890. The architect who designed the three...
Historic Wasioja
Wasioja, Minnesota, was a thriving community in the 1850s and 1860s. The village was settled in...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Almelund Creamery
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Exploring Sandstone
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lost Highway 61
Ruins of Sawyer School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Visiting Golden Gate
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Remembering Quadna Resort
Moving Old Hibbing
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Franconia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Old School In Wolverton
Bend in the River Regional Park
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Duluth Homestead Project
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Red Wing Iron Works
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Welcome To Cobden
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome to Hanska
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Meyer School In St Augusta
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hanover Bridge
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The New Ulm Company Service Station
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Ottawa
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Milford Monument
Florence Town Hall
Enter Marlon Brando
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Old Brewery In Preston
The Little Marais Inn
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Dotson
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
District 6 School in New Sweden
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of 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