For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
Twin Cities Area
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
In March 1963, the Twin Cities were rocked by a shocking and brutal crime – the murder of Carol...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Landmark Center In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Apartments
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wilder Public Baths
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Swinford Townhomes
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
State Theater In Hutchinson
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Exploring Ottawa
Red Wing Iron Works
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome To Old Wadena
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lost Highway 61
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Duluth Homestead Project
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
The End of the Line in Currie
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Old School In Wolverton
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Green Lake Mounds
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hollywood Town Hall
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
District 48 School Near Delano
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Ruins of Sawyer School
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Milford Monument
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Florence Town Hall
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Visiting Golden Gate
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Le Sueur Theater
Remembering Quadna Resort
Enter Marlon Brando
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Oxford Mill Ruin
District 6 School in New Sweden
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Cobden
Moving Old Hibbing
The Little Marais Inn
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Old Brewery In Preston
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Little Falls Depot
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Franconia
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hanover Bridge
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
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...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City 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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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