On March 22, 1836, Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark married Lieutenant Horatio Phillips Van Cleve a few...
Twin Cities Area
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Eight Days in May Protests
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Robbinsdale Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wilder Public Baths
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Munger Terrace has been a landmark in Duluth’s Central Hillside neighborhood since the building was...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Florence Town Hall
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Wasioja
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Endion Depot In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Franconia
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
State Theater In Hutchinson
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Little Falls Depot
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
The Duluth Homestead Project
Visiting Golden Gate
Red Wing Iron Works
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Almelund Creamery
Enter Marlon Brando
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Le Sueur Theater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Endion School In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
District 48 School Near Delano
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hollywood Town Hall
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring Ottawa
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Little Marais Inn
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Moving Old Hibbing
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
The Old School In Wolverton
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
District 6 School in New Sweden
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Green Lake Mounds
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Church of the Holy Cross
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome To Cobden
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Jordan Brewery Complex
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Old Brewery In Preston
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lost Highway 61
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
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