Before Summit Avenue became a magnet for the state’s empire builders, St. Paul’s elite built their...
Twin Cities Area
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to an Opulent...
The Eight Days in May Protests
For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Wilder Public Baths
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Robbinsdale Library
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Greater Minnesota
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Henry D. Huff was a land speculator who built a brick and stone Italian Villa-style house on a...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Remembering Quadna Resort
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Little Falls Depot
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Wasioja
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Visiting Golden Gate
Hanover Bridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Ruins of Sawyer School
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
Enter Marlon Brando
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring Sandstone
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome To Cobden
The Milford Monument
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Le Sueur Theater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Ottawa
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Moving Old Hibbing
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Franconia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Florence Town Hall
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Almelund Creamery
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The End of the Line in Currie
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Little Marais Inn
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
District 6 School in New Sweden
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome To Old Wadena
Red Wing Iron Works
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Endion School In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Meyer School In St Augusta
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Old School In Wolverton
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Jordan Brewery Complex
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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