St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
Twin Cities Area
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School opened in Minneapolis in 1932. The school was named after Mary...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Apartments
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Adolph Biermann house in Rochester is the oldest documented structure in the Mayowood Historic...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Old Brewery In Preston
Little Falls Depot
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Bend in the River Regional Park
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Wasioja
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Ottawa
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hanover Bridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lost Highway 61
Historic Franconia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Old School In Wolverton
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Jordan Brewery Complex
Moderne New Ulm Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hollywood Town Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Red Wing Iron Works
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Endion Depot In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Endion School In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Little Marais Inn
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
State Theater In Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Moving Old Hibbing
Oxford Mill Ruin
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Milford Monument
Enter Marlon Brando
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Sandstone
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Almelund Creamery
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
District 48 School Near Delano
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome To Cobden
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: Crescent City 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...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...

