Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School opened in Minneapolis in 1932. The school was named after Mary...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Townhomes
The Saint Paul Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Robbinsdale Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Apartments
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth is full of off-the-beaten-path historical gems. I was photographing another building in the...
Jordan Brewery Complex
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hanover Bridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The End of the Line in Currie
Old Brewery In Preston
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome To Old Wadena
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Old School In Wolverton
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Moving Old Hibbing
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
District 48 School Near Delano
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Florence Town Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Sandstone
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
State Theater In Hutchinson
Remembering Quadna Resort
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Almelund Creamery
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Le Sueur Theater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Wasioja
Endion Depot In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Milford Monument
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Enter Marlon Brando
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Endion School In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring Ottawa
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Welcome To Dotson
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Franconia
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Moderne New Ulm Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lost Highway 61
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
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...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
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...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul