The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Apartments
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Wilder Public Baths
The Gates of Stonebridge
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Eight Days in May Protests
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
District #28 School in Ramsey
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Robbinsdale Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
District 6 School in New Sweden
The District 6 school in New Sweden Township stands in a field surrounded by tall stalks of corn in...
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Wasioja
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Florence Town Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Le Sueur Theater
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Duluth Homestead Project
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Moving Old Hibbing
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Little Falls Depot
The Little Marais Inn
The Old School In Wolverton
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome To Old Wadena
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Milford Monument
Hanover Bridge
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Finding The Past In Swatara
Enter Marlon Brando
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Red Wing Iron Works
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome To Cobden
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Oxford Mill Ruin
District 48 School Near Delano
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring Ottawa
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The End of the Line in Currie
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Moderne New Ulm Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring Sandstone
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Green Lake Mounds
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome to Hanska
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Franconia
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hollywood Town Hall
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
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 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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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