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
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Apartments
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Eight Days in May Protests
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wilder Public Baths
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Swinford Townhomes
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Saint Paul Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Landmark Center In St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Greater Minnesota
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth is full of off-the-beaten-path historical gems. I was photographing another building in the...
Exploring Sandstone
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Moving Old Hibbing
Hanover Bridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Munger Terrace In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Little Marais Inn
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome to Hanska
The Milford Monument
The Le Sueur Theater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Green Lake Mounds
Moderne New Ulm Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Duluth Homestead Project
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Franconia
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Old Brewery In Preston
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Old School In Wolverton
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
State Theater In Hutchinson
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Wasioja
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Enter Marlon Brando
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hollywood Town Hall
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Exploring Ottawa
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Florence Town Hall
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Church of the Holy Cross
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Finding The Past In Swatara
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Remembering Quadna Resort
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Little Falls Depot
Endion Depot In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Bend in the River Regional Park
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome To Dotson
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lost Highway 61
Welcome To Old Wadena
Welcome To Cobden
District 48 School Near Delano
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Endion School In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Oxford Mill Ruin
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
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