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
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Wilder Public Baths
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Robbinsdale Library
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Apartments
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Meyer School In St Augusta
The original District 35 (Meyer) school was a log structure built around 1868. As the population of...
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
After one hundred and twenty years, the mystery of what happened to Clara Ober between the evening...
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome To Old Wadena
Oxford Mill Ruin
Florence Town Hall
The Milford Monument
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Wasioja
Little Falls Depot
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Green Lake Mounds
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome to Hanska
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Exploring Ottawa
Moving Old Hibbing
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Enter Marlon Brando
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Franconia
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The End of the Line in Currie
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Visiting Golden Gate
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Old Brewery In Preston
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Le Sueur Theater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Little Marais Inn
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring Sandstone
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Jordan Brewery Complex
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome To Dotson
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
District 48 School Near Delano
Hanover Bridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 6 School in New Sweden
Munger Terrace In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Duluth Homestead Project
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In 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