The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Twin Cities Area
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
District #28 School in Ramsey
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Endion Depot in Duluth, Minnesota, was moved to Canal Park in 1986 to make way for the...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
District 6 School in New Sweden
Little Falls Depot
District 48 School Near Delano
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Old School In Wolverton
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Old Brewery In Preston
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring Sandstone
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Red Wing Iron Works
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Oxford Mill Ruin
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bend in the River Regional Park
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lost Highway 61
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Almelund Creamery
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome To Old Wadena
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Enter Marlon Brando
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Ruins of Sawyer School
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hanover Bridge
Moving Old Hibbing
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Endion School In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Green Lake Mounds
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
The Little Marais Inn
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome to Hanska
The Milford Monument
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Moderne New Ulm Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Finding The Past In Swatara
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Le Sueur Theater
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Duluth Homestead Project
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Jordan Brewery Complex
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Remembering Quadna Resort
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The End of the Line in Currie
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Franconia
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Florence Town Hall
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
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