Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Twin Cities Area
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
Robbinsdale Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Landmark Center In St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wilder Public Baths
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
District #28 School in Ramsey
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Historic Wasioja
Wasioja, Minnesota, was a thriving community in the 1850s and 1860s. The village was settled in...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Washington County District No. 2 was formed in 1857 for the growing number of children moving into...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The End of the Line in Currie
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Red Wing Iron Works
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome To Old Wadena
Visiting Golden Gate
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Lost Highway 61
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Enter Marlon Brando
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Moderne New Ulm Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Old Brewery In Preston
Endion Depot In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Green Lake Mounds
Jordan Brewery Complex
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring Sandstone
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Little Falls Depot
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
District 48 School Near Delano
Hanover Bridge
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Milford Monument
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Florence Town Hall
The Old School In Wolverton
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Le Sueur Theater
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Meyer School In St Augusta
Moving Old Hibbing
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Little Marais Inn
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lundring Service Station in Canby
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Endion School In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hollywood Town Hall
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Oxford Mill Ruin
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Exploring Ottawa
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Ruins of Sawyer School
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Welcome To Dotson
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Franconia
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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