The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
Twin Cities Area
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Landmark Center In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Saint Paul Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Apartments
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Greater Minnesota
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
I’d never noticed this marker along the Expressway between Duluth and Two Harbors until a...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Beaver Bay is the oldest white settlement along the North Shore of Lake Superior. It was...
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
District 48 School Near Delano
Moving Old Hibbing
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lost Highway 61
Welcome To Dotson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome to Hanska
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Duluth Homestead Project
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Franconia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
District 6 School in New Sweden
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Le Sueur Theater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Finding The Past In Swatara
Welcome To Old Wadena
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Little Falls Depot
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Moderne New Ulm Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The End of the Line in Currie
The Almelund Creamery
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Remembering Quadna Resort
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Red Wing Iron Works
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring Sandstone
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Church of the Holy Cross
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Florence Town Hall
Enter Marlon Brando
The Old School In Wolverton
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring Ottawa
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Endion School In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland 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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Welcome to Heaton
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
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