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