All of Theodore and Louise Hamm’s children stayed close to their family home and business. Most...
Twin Cities Area
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Wilder Public Baths
Robbinsdale Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Originally built as the second home of the First Swedish Baptist Church in 1910, the Temple Baptist...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ok, stick with me here. Can you remember how your elementary school smelled? I can. Vividly. A hint...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The New Ulm Company Service Station
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bend in the River Regional Park
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Little Marais Inn
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lost Highway 61
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Jordan Brewery Complex
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Ruins of Sawyer School
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The End of the Line in Currie
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Franconia
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Florence Town Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Munger Terrace In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Wasioja
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Endion School In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Old Brewery In Preston
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Red Wing Iron Works
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hanover Bridge
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Dotson
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Enter Marlon Brando
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Finding The Past In Swatara
Meyer School In St Augusta
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Milford Monument
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
District 6 School in New Sweden
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hollywood Town Hall
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Visiting Golden Gate
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Sandstone
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Moderne New Ulm Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
Little Falls Depot
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Le Sueur Theater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
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