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
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
District #28 School in Ramsey
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Swinford Townhomes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Built in 1898, the West Riverside School was originally known as District #38 School. Isanti County...
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The District Number 50 school in Essig, Minnesota, opened in 1912. Children attend this one-room...
Red Wing Iron Works
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Le Sueur Theater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
District 6 School in New Sweden
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Endion Depot In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lost Highway 61
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Taylor House In Le Sueur
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Church of the Holy Cross
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Franconia
The End of the Line in Currie
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Old Brewery In Preston
Hanover Bridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Dotson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Moderne New Ulm Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Florence Town Hall
Endion School In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Almelund Creamery
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome To Cobden
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Meyer School In St Augusta
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Ruins of Sawyer School
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Milford Monument
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Old School In Wolverton
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring Sandstone
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lundring Service Station in Canby
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome to Hanska
Little Falls Depot
Bend in the River Regional Park
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Little Marais Inn
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Moving Old Hibbing
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Enter Marlon Brando
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Green Lake Mounds
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
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...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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