The Robbinsdale Library opened its doors for the first time on January 4, 1926, thanks to the...
Twin Cities Area
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Eight Days in May Protests
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wilder Public Baths
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gates of Stonebridge
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Greater Minnesota
Green Lake Mounds
I love it when counties place markers at their historic sites! I always stop to see what little...
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Bend in the River Regional Park
Moderne New Ulm Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Florence Town Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Visiting Golden Gate
Lost Highway 61
The End of the Line in Currie
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Little Falls Depot
Randall Cooperative Creamery
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Oxford Mill Ruin
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
District 6 School in New Sweden
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Endion School In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome To Dotson
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Le Sueur Theater
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Wasioja
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring Sandstone
Meyer School In St Augusta
Old Brewery In Preston
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Jordan Brewery Complex
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hollywood Town Hall
The Milford Monument
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Exploring Ottawa
Finding The Past In Swatara
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hanover Bridge
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Moving Old Hibbing
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Little Marais Inn
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Red Wing Iron Works
State Theater In Hutchinson
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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