The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
Twin Cities Area
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
District #28 School in Ramsey
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Robbinsdale Library
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Apartments
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Townhomes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wilder Public Baths
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Most of us wouldn’t consider a 13,000 square foot mansion situated on a six-acre wooded lot with...
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ness Congregation was originally organized as the Norwegian Evangelical St. Johannes...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
District 6 School in New Sweden
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Welcome To Dotson
Bend in the River Regional Park
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Endion School In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Church of the Holy Cross
Moderne New Ulm Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Visiting Golden Gate
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Franconia
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Lost Highway 61
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Jordan Brewery Complex
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Milford Monument
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome To Cobden
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Le Sueur Theater
The Old School In Wolverton
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Little Falls Depot
The Almelund Creamery
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring Ottawa
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The End of the Line in Currie
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hanover Bridge
District 48 School Near Delano
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hollywood Town Hall
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Ruins of Sawyer School
Meyer School In St Augusta
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Green Lake Mounds
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Little Marais Inn
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Enter Marlon Brando
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Oxford Mill Ruin
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Old Brewery In Preston
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
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