This beauty was built in 1914 and is St Paul’s largest Prairie Style house at just under 3,000...
Twin Cities Area
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Martha G. Ripley Hospital for Women was a pioneering institution in the history of Minnesota...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Eight Days in May Protests
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Townhomes
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wilder Public Baths
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Greater Minnesota
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Settled in 1854 by Pennsylvania native Benjamin Spencer, Spencer Brook was one of the first...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Old Brewery In Preston
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Almelund Creamery
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Little Falls Depot
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Franconia
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Visiting Golden Gate
Ruins of Sawyer School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Moving Old Hibbing
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Le Sueur Theater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hollywood Town Hall
Green Lake Mounds
District 48 School Near Delano
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome To Old Wadena
Enter Marlon Brando
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Wasioja
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hanover Bridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Duluth Homestead Project
Meyer School In St Augusta
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Milford Monument
Exploring Ottawa
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Endion School In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The End of the Line in Currie
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Little Marais Inn
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Endion Depot In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Red Wing Iron Works
The Old School In Wolverton
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome To Dotson
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Jordan Brewery Complex
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Florence Town Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
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...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
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?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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