In an age before women had the right to vote, Elizabeth C. Quinlan was a natural entrepreneur who...
Twin Cities Area
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
It's hard to imagine a time when taking a bath or shower in your own home wasn’t possible, but the...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Saint Paul Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Apartments
Landmark Center In St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Gates of Stonebridge
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Robbinsdale Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Taylor House In Le Sueur
There are quite a few examples of the gorgeous Eastlake-style architecture in Minnesota, but this...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Munger Terrace has been a landmark in Duluth’s Central Hillside neighborhood since the building was...
Meyer School In St Augusta
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome To Dotson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
District 48 School Near Delano
Red Wing Iron Works
The Le Sueur Theater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Enter Marlon Brando
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Finding The Past In Swatara
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The End of the Line in Currie
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Moderne New Ulm Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Oxford Mill Ruin
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Wasioja
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Florence Town Hall
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Jordan Brewery Complex
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Endion School In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
District 6 School in New Sweden
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hollywood Town Hall
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
The Little Marais Inn
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Visiting Golden Gate
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Duluth Homestead Project
Exploring Sandstone
The Milford Monument
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hanover Bridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Old Brewery In Preston
Ruins of Sawyer School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Green Lake Mounds
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome To Old Wadena
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Franconia
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Welcome To Cobden
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring Ottawa
State Theater In Hutchinson
Moving Old Hibbing
The Church of the Holy Cross
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Bend in the River Regional Park
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Almelund Creamery
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
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...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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