Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Twin Cities Area
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis was constructed between 1891 and 1893. It was...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wilder Public Baths
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Apartments
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Moving Old Hibbing
Florence Town Hall
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hollywood Town Hall
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Remembering Quadna Resort
District 48 School Near Delano
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Oxford Mill Ruin
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Little Marais Inn
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Franconia
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lost Highway 61
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Le Sueur Theater
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Visiting Golden Gate
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Ruins of Sawyer School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring Sandstone
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Green Lake Mounds
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Meyer School In St Augusta
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The End of the Line in Currie
Endion School In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Milford Monument
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Enter Marlon Brando
The Old School In Wolverton
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Red Wing Iron Works
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Almelund Creamery
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hanover Bridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Old Brewery In Preston
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
The Duluth Homestead Project
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring Ottawa
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul