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