At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Twin Cities Area
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Apartments
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Wilder Public Baths
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Robbinsdale Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Greater Minnesota
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Daniel Piper came to Minnesota from New Hampshire with his wife and daughter in early 1877...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Orpheum Theater in Duluth, Minnesota, was built on the old Temple Opera House site. The opera...
Hanover Bridge
The Le Sueur Theater
Endion School In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Remembering Quadna Resort
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Visiting Golden Gate
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Milford Monument
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Enter Marlon Brando
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Jordan Brewery Complex
The End of the Line in Currie
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Franconia
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Moving Old Hibbing
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Endion Depot In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Almelund Creamery
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome To Dotson
The Little Marais Inn
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring Ottawa
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Moderne New Ulm Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Green Lake Mounds
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Red Wing Iron Works
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Meyer School In St Augusta
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Old Brewery In Preston
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Little Falls Depot
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Church of the Holy Cross
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Welcome to Hanska
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Wasioja
State Theater In Hutchinson
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hollywood Town Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Finding The Past In Swatara
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Florence Town Hall
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Old School In Wolverton
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lost Highway 61
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
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?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
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 public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
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