The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
Twin Cities Area
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Saint Paul Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Robbinsdale Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Women’s City Club In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Frederick E. Murphy was known as the publisher and guiding spirit of the Minneapolis Tribune...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Wasioja
Jordan Brewery Complex
Green Lake Mounds
Little Falls Depot
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Franconia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Milford Monument
Exploring Ottawa
The Le Sueur Theater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Almelund Creamery
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome to Hanska
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Red Wing Iron Works
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hollywood Town Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Duluth Homestead Project
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The End of the Line in Currie
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Welcome To Dotson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
Meyer School In St Augusta
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lost Highway 61
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
District 6 School in New Sweden
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome To Cobden
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring Sandstone
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Little Marais Inn
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
District 48 School Near Delano
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Visiting Golden Gate
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Endion Depot In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hanover Bridge
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Enter Marlon Brando
Munger Terrace In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Old Brewery In Preston
Moderne New Ulm Library
Moving Old Hibbing
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Endion School In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In 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