All of Theodore and Louise Hamm’s children stayed close to their family home and business. Most...
Twin Cities Area
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Eight Days in May Protests
For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gates of Stonebridge
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Women’s City Club In St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
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
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Apartments
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth is full of off-the-beaten-path historical gems. I was photographing another building in the...
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Endion Depot in Duluth, Minnesota, was moved to Canal Park in 1986 to make way for the...
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring Sandstone
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome To Dotson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Meyer School In St Augusta
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Le Sueur Theater
The Milford Monument
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Finding The Past In Swatara
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hollywood Town Hall
Jordan Brewery Complex
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring Ottawa
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lincoln Park In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
District 48 School Near Delano
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Oxford Mill Ruin
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Little Marais Inn
Old Brewery In Preston
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lost Highway 61
Bend in the River Regional Park
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome to Hanska
Red Wing Iron Works
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Enter Marlon Brando
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
State Theater In Hutchinson
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Wasioja
Little Falls Depot
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hanover Bridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Visiting Golden Gate
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Florence Town Hall
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Endion School In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Franconia
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Moving Old Hibbing
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Old School In Wolverton
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Green Lake Mounds
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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
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
Old Brewery In Preston