Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Twin Cities Area
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Lowry Hotel opened in 1927 and was 12 floors of pure glamour. An addition was made in 1930 to...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Swinford Apartments
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Robbinsdale Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Saint Paul Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
District #28 School in Ramsey
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Gates of Stonebridge
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Before the Interstate Bridge was built between Duluth and Superior in the late-1890s, the only way...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Archibald mill is located on the banks of the Cannon River in Dundas. Brothers John S. and...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Almelund Creamery
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Ruins of Sawyer School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Le Sueur Theater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Welcome To Cobden
Meyer School In St Augusta
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Sandstone
Remembering Quadna Resort
Finding The Past In Swatara
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Florence Town Hall
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hollywood Town Hall
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Little Falls Depot
The Milford Monument
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome to Hanska
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Franconia
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring Ottawa
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Jordan Brewery Complex
Moving Old Hibbing
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Old School In Wolverton
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The End of the Line in Currie
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The New Ulm Company Service Station
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Bend in the River Regional Park
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
District 48 School Near Delano
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Daniel Piper House in Medford
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Little Marais Inn
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Green Lake Mounds
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Almond White and the Motley Castle
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Visiting Golden Gate
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Old Brewery In Preston
Endion School In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
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...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s 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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
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...
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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
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
Old Brewery In Preston