The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Apartments
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Swinford Townhomes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
District #28 School in Ramsey
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth is full of off-the-beaten-path historical gems. I was photographing another building in the...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
By the end of the 19th century, dairy was quickly out-pacing wheat as the top agricultural...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Church of the Holy Cross
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The End of the Line in Currie
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Old School In Wolverton
Old Brewery In Preston
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Visiting Golden Gate
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Enter Marlon Brando
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Moving Old Hibbing
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Daniel Piper House in Medford
State Theater In Hutchinson
District 48 School Near Delano
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Le Sueur Theater
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Bend in the River Regional Park
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome To Cobden
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Duluth Homestead Project
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lost Highway 61
District 6 School in New Sweden
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Oxford Mill Ruin
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome to Hanska
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Little Falls Depot
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Almelund Creamery
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hollywood Town Hall
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hanover Bridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Endion School In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome To Dotson
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Moderne New Ulm Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Wasioja
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
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...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn 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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown