The Robbinsdale Library opened its doors for the first time on January 4, 1926, thanks to the...
Twin Cities Area
Robbinsdale Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Saint Paul Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Swinford Apartments
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth is full of off-the-beaten-path historical gems. I was photographing another building in the...
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...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Finding The Past In Swatara
Little Falls Depot
Endion Depot In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Lundring Service Station in Canby
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Franconia
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Le Sueur Theater
The Duluth Homestead Project
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Almelund Creamery
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Visiting Golden Gate
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Enter Marlon Brando
Exploring Ottawa
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Old School In Wolverton
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Green Lake Mounds
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Florence Town Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hanover Bridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Wasioja
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
District 48 School Near Delano
Lost Highway 61
Welcome to Hanska
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Little Marais Inn
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Exploring Sandstone
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Old Brewery In Preston
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Jordan Brewery Complex
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion School In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Moderne New Ulm Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
District 6 School in New Sweden
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The End of the Line in Currie
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Milford Monument
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Moving Old Hibbing
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Oxford Mill Ruin
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
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...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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