Horatio Alden Smith made the bulk of his fortune as the co-owner of the Smith and Wyman Sash and...
Twin Cities Area
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis was one of the rare mills in the city that had four finished...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wilder Public Baths
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
District #28 School in Ramsey
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Swinford Townhomes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Greater Minnesota
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
After a devastating forest fire obliterated the villages of Finlayson, Hinckley, Miller, Mission...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The charming town of Winona, Minnesota, once played host to an extraordinary tale in the world of...
Bend in the River Regional Park
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring Sandstone
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome To Dotson
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Moderne New Ulm Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Endion Depot In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Franconia
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Old Brewery In Preston
Enter Marlon Brando
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Green Lake Mounds
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Welcome To Cobden
The End of the Line in Currie
The Little Marais Inn
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Little Falls Depot
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Oxford Mill Ruin
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
District 48 School Near Delano
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Red Wing Iron Works
State Theater In Hutchinson
Remembering Quadna Resort
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Wasioja
Florence Town Hall
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Moving Old Hibbing
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Almelund Creamery
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Duluth Homestead Project
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Endion School In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Milford Monument
Visiting Golden Gate
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Church of the Holy Cross
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lost Highway 61
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Old School In Wolverton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome To Old Wadena
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
District 6 School in New Sweden
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring Ottawa
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
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...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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