The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
Twin Cities Area
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Robbinsdale Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wilder Public Baths
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gates of Stonebridge
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Greater Minnesota
Little Falls Depot
Construction started on the railroad depot in Little Falls in 1899. It was designed by Cass Gilbert...
Welcome To Dotson
Finding the ghost town of Dotson, Minnesota, wasn’t easy. I was going off of second-hand...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring Ottawa
The Le Sueur Theater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
District 48 School Near Delano
Meyer School In St Augusta
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Oxford Mill Ruin
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Almelund Creamery
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Moving Old Hibbing
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Old Brewery In Preston
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Green Lake Mounds
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Franconia
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome to Hanska
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lost Highway 61
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Little Marais Inn
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome To Old Wadena
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Visiting Golden Gate
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Exploring Sandstone
Bend in the River Regional Park
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Enter Marlon Brando
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Church of the Holy Cross
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Florence Town Hall
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Wasioja
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The End of the Line in Currie
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Endion School In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Milford Monument
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Red Wing Iron Works
Hollywood Town Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hanover Bridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Duluth Homestead Project
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
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 Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
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 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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
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...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Article Archive
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
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
Old Brewery In Preston