The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Twin Cities Area
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis was constructed between 1891 and 1893. It was...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Swinford Townhomes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Ruins of Sawyer School
This abandoned school has been on my to-do list for quite a while, and I finally made it there in...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
I saw this pretty old farmhouse streak by my window as I was driving on I-35 and knew right away...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Moderne New Ulm Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Enter Marlon Brando
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion Depot In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome To Cobden
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome To Old Wadena
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
District 6 School in New Sweden
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Milford Monument
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Red Wing Iron Works
The Old School In Wolverton
Finding The Past In Swatara
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Exploring Ottawa
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Church of the Holy Cross
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The End of the Line in Currie
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lost Highway 61
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Oxford Mill Ruin
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Visiting Golden Gate
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Sandstone
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome to Hanska
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Moving Old Hibbing
The Almelund Creamery
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Remembering Quadna Resort
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Dotson
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
The Little Marais Inn
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Franconia
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Wasioja
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Little Falls Depot
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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