When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didn’t know where I was. I certainly didn’t...
Twin Cities Area
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
District #28 School in Ramsey
The District #28 School was constructed in Ramsey in 1892 to replace a smaller, wood frame school...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Wilder Public Baths
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Saint Paul Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Built in 1926, the New Ulm Company Service Station is the best remaining example in a series of...
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
District 6 School in New Sweden
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hollywood Town Hall
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Wasioja
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome to Hanska
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Duluth Homestead Project
Florence Town Hall
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Old School In Wolverton
The Le Sueur Theater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Meyer School In St Augusta
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Franconia
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Little Marais Inn
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Remembering Quadna Resort
Moving Old Hibbing
Red Wing Iron Works
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Ruins of Sawyer School
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Church of the Holy Cross
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Visiting Golden Gate
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Milford Monument
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome To Cobden
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The End of the Line in Currie
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Moderne New Ulm Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Jordan Brewery Complex
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Enter Marlon Brando
Lincoln Park In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Oxford Mill Ruin
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Old Brewery In Preston
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Almelund Creamery
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome To Dotson
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hanover Bridge
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
State Theater In Hutchinson
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
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
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
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 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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of 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