Minneapolis’ most prominent citizens were shocked when they learned that the Minnesota State Fair...
Twin Cities Area
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Townhomes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Greater Minnesota
Taylor House In Le Sueur
There are quite a few examples of the gorgeous Eastlake-style architecture in Minnesota, but this...
Moving Old Hibbing
Imagine that you’re a recent immigrant to northern Minnesota just after the turn of the 20th...
Meyer School In St Augusta
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Le Sueur Theater
Welcome to Hanska
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hollywood Town Hall
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Church of the Holy Cross
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The End of the Line in Currie
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Franconia
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Endion Depot In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Duluth Homestead Project
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Moderne New Ulm Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
District 48 School Near Delano
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lost Highway 61
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Bend in the River Regional Park
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hanover Bridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Little Marais Inn
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Endion School In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Ruins of Sawyer School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Welcome To Dotson
Old Brewery In Preston
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Jordan Brewery Complex
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring Ottawa
Enter Marlon Brando
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Green Lake Mounds
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Finding The Past In Swatara
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Wasioja
The Milford Monument
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Florence Town Hall
The Old School In Wolverton
The Almelund Creamery
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Sandstone
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome To Cobden
Daniel Piper House in Medford
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...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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