Minneapolis has many beautiful homes, but the Gale mansion is easily one of my top three. I love...
Twin Cities Area
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Saint Paul Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Robbinsdale Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Eight Days in May Protests
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Landmark Center In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
In 1929, the Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge was established in Lanesboro, Minnesota. Membership...
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Old Brewery In Preston
Bend in the River Regional Park
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome to Hanska
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Duluth Homestead Project
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Enter Marlon Brando
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Moving Old Hibbing
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Green Lake Mounds
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Milford Monument
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Endion Depot In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Florence Town Hall
The Church of the Holy Cross
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Wasioja
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Almelund Creamery
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The End of the Line in Currie
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Welcome To Dotson
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Franconia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Le Sueur Theater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hollywood Town Hall
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Red Wing Iron Works
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Little Falls Depot
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Ottawa
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hanover Bridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring Sandstone
District 48 School Near Delano
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
District 6 School in New Sweden
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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