On March 22, 1836, Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark married Lieutenant Horatio Phillips Van Cleve a few...
Twin Cities Area
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Townhomes
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Eight Days in May Protests
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Moderne New Ulm Library
In 1936, a sleek, Moderne-style public library was built in New Ulm, Minnesota. The land for the...
Randall Cooperative Creamery
It isn’t clear when this brick creamery was built in Randall--one source says 1916 and another...
Visiting Golden Gate
Remembering Quadna Resort
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Ruins of Sawyer School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome to Hanska
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome To Cobden
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Franconia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Endion Depot In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Welcome To Dotson
The Church of the Holy Cross
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
Red Wing Iron Works
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hollywood Town Hall
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Ottawa
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Milford Monument
Enter Marlon Brando
Endion School In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Le Sueur Theater
The Almelund Creamery
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Little Marais Inn
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lost Highway 61
Historic Wasioja
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Old School In Wolverton
Hanover Bridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
District 48 School Near Delano
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Florence Town Hall
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Little Falls Depot
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Duluth Homestead Project
Bend in the River Regional Park
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Finding The Past In Swatara
Moving Old Hibbing
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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