James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Twin Cities Area
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Built in 1913, the Charles and Grace Parker House was designed by the nationally-prominent Prairie...
Wilder Public Baths
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Landmark Center In St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
District #28 School in Ramsey
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Townhomes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Lincoln Branch of the Duluth Public Library opened in 1917 thanks to $30,000 from Andrew...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth is full of off-the-beaten-path historical gems. I was photographing another building in the...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Green Lake Mounds
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Little Falls Depot
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Old School In Wolverton
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Welcome to Hanska
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Meyer School In St Augusta
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Endion School In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome To Dotson
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Church of the Holy Cross
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Milford Monument
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Endion Depot In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome To Cobden
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
District 6 School in New Sweden
Florence Town Hall
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Little Marais Inn
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The End of the Line in Currie
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Le Sueur Theater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Visiting Golden Gate
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
Lost Highway 61
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Jordan Brewery Complex
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Red Wing Iron Works
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hollywood Town Hall
District 48 School Near Delano
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Almelund Creamery
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Wasioja
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Old Brewery In Preston
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Franconia
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Duluth Homestead Project
Oxford Mill Ruin
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hanover Bridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Ottawa
Enter Marlon Brando
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
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...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
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