James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Twin Cities Area
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Minneapolis has many beautiful homes, but the Gale mansion is easily one of my top three. I love...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Saint Paul Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Townhomes
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Robbinsdale Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
Landmark Center In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two weeks after the James–Younger Gang raided Northfield the gang appeared at the farm of Ole...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
St Rose of Lima church was built in 1878. The church and its cemetery sit on over an acre of land...
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Little Marais Inn
District 48 School Near Delano
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome to Hanska
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Exploring Sandstone
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Florence Town Hall
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Moving Old Hibbing
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Almelund Creamery
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Little Falls Depot
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Ruins of Sawyer School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Le Sueur Theater
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The End of the Line in Currie
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Remembering Quadna Resort
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
State Theater In Hutchinson
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lost Highway 61
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Visiting Golden Gate
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Bend in the River Regional Park
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Wasioja
District 6 School in New Sweden
Welcome To Cobden
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Exploring Ottawa
The Old School In Wolverton
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome To Dotson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Franconia
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Red Wing Iron Works
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hanover Bridge
The Milford Monument
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Enter Marlon Brando
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
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...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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