The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
Twin Cities Area
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Robbinsdale Library
The Robbinsdale Library opened its doors for the first time on January 4, 1926, thanks to the...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Landmark Center In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Swinford Townhomes
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wilder Public Baths
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
District #28 School in Ramsey
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Greater Minnesota
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Pine Tree Lumber Company was established in Little Falls in 1890. Located on the banks of the...
Visiting Golden Gate
A post office was first established in Golden Gate, Minnesota, in 1868. The little town sprang up...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome To Dotson
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Meyer School In St Augusta
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Florence Town Hall
Ruins of Sawyer School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Sandstone
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Remembering Quadna Resort
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Old School In Wolverton
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Franconia
Lost Highway 61
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Moving Old Hibbing
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hollywood Town Hall
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Milford Monument
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
Endion School In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome To Cobden
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
District 6 School in New Sweden
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome to Hanska
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Wasioja
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Red Wing Iron Works
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
The Almelund Creamery
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome To Old Wadena
Old Brewery In Preston
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Le Sueur Theater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Finding The Past In Swatara
District 48 School Near Delano
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Little Falls Depot
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
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
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
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