On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
Twin Cities Area
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Swinford Apartments
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
For several years, Tenney held the distinction of being Minnesota’s smallest town. The 2010 census...
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Franconia
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Le Sueur Theater
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hanover Bridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The End of the Line in Currie
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Florence Town Hall
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Enter Marlon Brando
Green Lake Mounds
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Milford Monument
Exploring Sandstone
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Finding The Past In Swatara
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Almelund Creamery
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Little Marais Inn
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lost Highway 61
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Red Wing Iron Works
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Old Brewery In Preston
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Endion School In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Little Falls Depot
Visiting Golden Gate
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Meyer School In St Augusta
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Church of the Holy Cross
Exploring Ottawa
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Ruins of Sawyer School
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
District 48 School Near Delano
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Moderne New Ulm Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Wasioja
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Old School In Wolverton
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome To Dotson
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hollywood Town Hall
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
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...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
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 Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...

