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
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
World-renowned author F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in an apartment on the second floor of this...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gates of Stonebridge
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ness Congregation was originally organized as the Norwegian Evangelical St. Johannes...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth is full of off-the-beaten-path historical gems. I was photographing another building in the...
Welcome To Dotson
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Le Sueur Theater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Franconia
The Duluth Homestead Project
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Florence Town Hall
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The End of the Line in Currie
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Cobden
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Enter Marlon Brando
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Endion School In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome To Old Wadena
Ruins of Sawyer School
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Almelund Creamery
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Little Marais Inn
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Old School In Wolverton
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Milford Monument
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring Sandstone
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Visiting Golden Gate
Bend in the River Regional Park
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hanover Bridge
Hollywood Town Hall
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Wasioja
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Green Lake Mounds
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Little Falls Depot
Remembering Quadna Resort
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
District 6 School in New Sweden
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Old Brewery In Preston
Dead Good Walks
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...
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
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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