At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Twin Cities Area
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
In March 1963, the Twin Cities were rocked by a shocking and brutal crime – the murder of Carol...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wilder Public Baths
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Landmark Center In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Robbinsdale Library
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
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 School In Duluth
The Endion School in Duluth, Minnesota, was built in 1890. The architect who designed the three...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Florence Town Hall
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome To Old Wadena
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Green Lake Mounds
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Almelund Creamery
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lost Highway 61
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Exploring Sandstone
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Meyer School In St Augusta
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hollywood Town Hall
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Munger Terrace In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Milford Monument
District 48 School Near Delano
The Le Sueur Theater
Remembering Quadna Resort
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Wasioja
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Cobden
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Little Falls Depot
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Endion Depot In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Moderne New Ulm Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Church of the Holy Cross
Ruins of Sawyer School
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome To Dotson
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Little Marais Inn
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Enter Marlon Brando
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Jordan Brewery Complex
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Franconia
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Old Brewery In Preston
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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