The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Townhomes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
George H. Christian was a manager at the Washburn-Crosby Company in Minneapolis who worked out a...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Robbinsdale Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Eight Days in May Protests
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Greater Minnesota
Little Falls Depot
Construction started on the railroad depot in Little Falls in 1899. It was designed by Cass Gilbert...
Moving Old Hibbing
Imagine that you’re a recent immigrant to northern Minnesota just after the turn of the 20th...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Sandstone
The Almelund Creamery
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Wasioja
Old Brewery In Preston
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Little Marais Inn
Moderne New Ulm Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome to Hanska
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lincoln Park In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Finding The Past In Swatara
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Duluth Homestead Project
Florence Town Hall
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Enter Marlon Brando
Lost Highway 61
The Le Sueur Theater
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Milford Monument
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Red Wing Iron Works
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Meyer School In St Augusta
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Exploring Ottawa
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Oxford Mill Ruin
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Old School In Wolverton
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Jordan Brewery Complex
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Randall Cooperative Creamery
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Endion School In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Visiting Golden Gate
The End of the Line in Currie
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hollywood Town Hall
Hanover Bridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Remembering Quadna Resort
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Ruins of Sawyer School
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Welcome To Cobden
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Franconia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
District 6 School in New Sweden
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
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...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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