Charles Harrington arrived in Rochester in 1871 to work for the railroad. It didn’t take long for...
Twin Cities Area
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gates of Stonebridge
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
District #28 School in Ramsey
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wilder Public Baths
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Robbinsdale Library
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Swinford Apartments
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Greater Minnesota
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Pennsylvania-native Joseph Renshaw Brown arrived in Minnesota at the age of 14 with the Army. He...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Frederick E. Murphy was known as the publisher and guiding spirit of the Minneapolis Tribune...
District 48 School Near Delano
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Moving Old Hibbing
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Ruins of Sawyer School
Green Lake Mounds
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hanover Bridge
Florence Town Hall
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Old School In Wolverton
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The End of the Line in Currie
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Visiting Golden Gate
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Wasioja
Welcome to Hanska
The Duluth Homestead Project
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Finding The Past In Swatara
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome To Dotson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring Sandstone
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Bend in the River Regional Park
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lost Highway 61
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Ottawa
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome To Old Wadena
Enter Marlon Brando
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Endion Depot In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Franconia
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Oxford Mill Ruin
Red Wing Iron Works
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Little Marais Inn
The Almelund Creamery
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Milford Monument
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Old Brewery In Preston
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Endion School In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
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 Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
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
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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