Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Twin Cities Area
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Wilder Public Baths
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Landmark Center In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Townhomes
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
District 48 School Near Delano
It really hurts to see this old schoolhouse so neglected 😟 The Franklin Township (Minnesota)...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth is full of off-the-beaten-path historical gems. I was photographing another building in the...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Moving Old Hibbing
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Wasioja
Old Brewery In Preston
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Enter Marlon Brando
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Florence Town Hall
Little Falls Depot
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Old School In Wolverton
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Little Marais Inn
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Remembering Quadna Resort
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The End of the Line in Currie
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Church of the Holy Cross
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Welcome To Cobden
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
State Theater In Hutchinson
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Red Wing Iron Works
Hanover Bridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome to Hanska
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Jordan Brewery Complex
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bend in the River Regional Park
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hollywood Town Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring Sandstone
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lost Highway 61
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Endion School In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Milford Monument
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Ruins of Sawyer School
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Exploring Ottawa
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Franconia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Duluth Homestead Project
Visiting Golden Gate
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome To Dotson
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
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...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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