In an age before women had the right to vote, Elizabeth C. Quinlan was a natural entrepreneur who...
Twin Cities Area
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance Building In...
The Germania Life Insurance Building was built in 1889 at Fourth Street and Minnesota in downtown...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Apartments
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Townhomes
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Robbinsdale Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Landmark Center In St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
The Milford Monument
The Almelund Creamery
Enter Marlon Brando
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Finding The Past In Swatara
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bend in the River Regional Park
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome To Cobden
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Le Sueur Theater
Visiting Golden Gate
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hanover Bridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Wasioja
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Remembering Quadna Resort
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Green Lake Mounds
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Old Brewery In Preston
The Duluth Homestead Project
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Ruins of Sawyer School
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The End of the Line in Currie
Exploring Ottawa
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Endion School In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Moving Old Hibbing
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Meyer School In St Augusta
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Church of the Holy Cross
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lost Highway 61
The Little Marais Inn
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Franconia
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Red Wing Iron Works
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Endion Depot In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Exploring Sandstone
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Florence Town Hall
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Dead Good Walks
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
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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