The Germania Bank building is the only remaining brownstone “skyscraper” in St Paul. The eight...
Twin Cities Area
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
In 1907, St. Paul businessman and inventor Oliver Crosby purchased twenty-eight acres of land on a...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth is full of off-the-beaten-path historical gems. I was photographing another building in the...
Green Lake Mounds
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Old Brewery In Preston
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The End of the Line in Currie
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hollywood Town Hall
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Red Wing Iron Works
State Theater In Hutchinson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Sandstone
Moving Old Hibbing
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome to Hanska
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome To Cobden
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lost Highway 61
Ruins of Sawyer School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Enter Marlon Brando
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Little Falls Depot
Remembering Quadna Resort
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Jordan Brewery Complex
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
District 6 School in New Sweden
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Church of the Holy Cross
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hanover Bridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Endion Depot In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Le Sueur Theater
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
District 48 School Near Delano
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Old School In Wolverton
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Wasioja
Finding The Past In Swatara
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion School In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
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...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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