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 Weatherball in Minneapolis
♫ When the Weatherball is glowing red, warmer weather’s just ahead. When the Weatherball is...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Swinford Townhomes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Robbinsdale Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
District #28 School in Ramsey
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Eight Days in May Protests
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
In 1929, the Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge was established in Lanesboro, Minnesota. Membership...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ok, stick with me here. Can you remember how your elementary school smelled? I can. Vividly. A hint...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Endion School In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Historic Wasioja
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Milford Monument
Little Falls Depot
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Franconia
Welcome To Cobden
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Finding The Past In Swatara
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Moving Old Hibbing
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
Endion Depot In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Moderne New Ulm Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hollywood Town Hall
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lost Highway 61
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Enter Marlon Brando
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Duluth Homestead Project
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hanover Bridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
District 48 School Near Delano
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Green Lake Mounds
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Church of the Holy Cross
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Red Wing Iron Works
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
District 6 School in New Sweden
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Little Marais Inn
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The End of the Line in Currie
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome to Hanska
Jordan Brewery Complex
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome To Old Wadena
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Old Brewery In Preston
The Le Sueur Theater
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome To Dotson
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
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...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
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 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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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