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
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Townhomes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gates of Stonebridge
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Apartments
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Greater Minnesota
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Memories are made at the lake. Whether you’re lucky enough to go every weekend in the summer...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Milford Monument
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Moving Old Hibbing
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Wasioja
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hollywood Town Hall
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Munger Terrace In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Remembering Quadna Resort
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Little Marais Inn
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The End of the Line in Currie
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Oxford Mill Ruin
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hanover Bridge
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Old School In Wolverton
The Le Sueur Theater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
Jordan Brewery Complex
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome to Hanska
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Meyer School In St Augusta
Endion School In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bend in the River Regional Park
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Green Lake Mounds
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
District 6 School in New Sweden
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Enter Marlon Brando
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Little Falls Depot
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Franconia
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring Sandstone
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Randall Cooperative Creamery
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
State Theater In Hutchinson
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring Ottawa
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Endion Depot In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lost Highway 61
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
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...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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