At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
Twin Cities Area
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Robbinsdale Library
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Apartments
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth is full of off-the-beaten-path historical gems. I was photographing another building in the...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Washington County District No. 2 was formed in 1857 for the growing number of children moving into...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Enter Marlon Brando
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Red Wing Iron Works
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Exploring Sandstone
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring Ottawa
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
District 48 School Near Delano
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Old Brewery In Preston
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Finding The Past In Swatara
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Green Lake Mounds
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Little Marais Inn
Endion School In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome to Hanska
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome To Old Wadena
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Wasioja
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
Lincoln Park In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lost Highway 61
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Church of the Holy Cross
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Bend in the River Regional Park
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Almelund Creamery
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Milford Monument
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hanover Bridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Franconia
Welcome To Cobden
The Duluth Homestead Project
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Old School In Wolverton
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome To Dotson
Remembering Quadna Resort
Meyer School In St Augusta
Oxford Mill Ruin
The End of the Line in Currie
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Little Falls Depot
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Dead Good Walks
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...
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 Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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