On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
Twin Cities Area
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Edwin H Hewitt was one of Minnesota’s most widely-known architects of the 20th century. Born in Red...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Apartments
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
District 6 School in New Sweden
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Moving Old Hibbing
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Enter Marlon Brando
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Endion School In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Red Wing Iron Works
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Little Marais Inn
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring Sandstone
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Le Sueur Theater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome to Hanska
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Church of the Holy Cross
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Ruins of Sawyer School
Florence Town Hall
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome To Old Wadena
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Franconia
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hanover Bridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Old Brewery In Preston
The Old School In Wolverton
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
District 48 School Near Delano
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Wasioja
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Visiting Golden Gate
Hollywood Town Hall
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Meyer School In St Augusta
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome To Dotson
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Finding The Past In Swatara
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Milford Monument
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Little Falls Depot
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses 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