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
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis was constructed between 1891 and 1893. It was...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gates of Stonebridge
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Apartments
District #28 School in Ramsey
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Eight Days in May Protests
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wilder Public Baths
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Saint Paul Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Greater Minnesota
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s Town
When Samuel Pandolfo arrived in St. Cloud in 1917, he dreamed of building an automobile empire that...
Welcome To Dotson
Finding the ghost town of Dotson, Minnesota, wasn’t easy. I was going off of second-hand...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring Sandstone
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Little Falls Depot
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Finding The Past In Swatara
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring Ottawa
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hanover Bridge
Endion School In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Old School In Wolverton
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Old Brewery In Preston
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hollywood Town Hall
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Florence Town Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Moderne New Ulm Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Almelund Creamery
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lost Highway 61
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Oxford Mill Ruin
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Randall Cooperative Creamery
State Theater In Hutchinson
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Duluth Homestead Project
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome to Hanska
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Meyer School In St Augusta
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
The End of the Line in Currie
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Le Sueur Theater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Jordan Brewery Complex
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Little Marais Inn
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Remembering Quadna Resort
District 48 School Near Delano
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Visiting Golden Gate
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
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 John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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