Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Twin Cities Area
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
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...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wilder Public Baths
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Saint Paul Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Landmark Center In St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Townhomes
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Robbinsdale Library
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth is full of off-the-beaten-path historical gems. I was photographing another building in the...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Orpheum Theater in Duluth, Minnesota, was built on the old Temple Opera House site. The opera...
Little Falls Depot
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome To Old Wadena
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Le Sueur Theater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Church of the Holy Cross
Endion Depot In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lost Highway 61
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring Ottawa
Moving Old Hibbing
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Old Brewery In Preston
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome To Cobden
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Duluth’s Incline Railway
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
District 6 School in New Sweden
Welcome To Dotson
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Duluth Homestead Project
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Wasioja
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Endion School In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Meyer School In St Augusta
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hollywood Town Hall
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Almelund Creamery
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hanover Bridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Remembering Quadna Resort
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
District 48 School Near Delano
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
State Theater In Hutchinson
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The End of the Line in Currie
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Milford Monument
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Finding The Past In Swatara
Exploring Sandstone
The Little Marais Inn
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Enter Marlon Brando
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome to Hanska
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Bend in the River Regional Park
Oxford Mill Ruin
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Florence Town Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Franconia
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
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...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
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...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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