The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
Twin Cities Area
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
All of Theodore and Louise Hamm’s children stayed close to their family home and business. Most...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Robbinsdale Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
District #28 School in Ramsey
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The public library in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota was built in 1913 with a $10,000 grant from Andrew...
Moving Old Hibbing
Imagine that you’re a recent immigrant to northern Minnesota just after the turn of the 20th...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
State Theater In Hutchinson
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Le Sueur Theater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Moderne New Ulm Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Endion School In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring Sandstone
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lost Highway 61
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hollywood Town Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Wasioja
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Church of the Holy Cross
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hanover Bridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Munger Terrace In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Milford Monument
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Dotson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Franconia
Green Lake Mounds
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Red Wing Iron Works
The Duluth Homestead Project
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Enter Marlon Brando
The Little Marais Inn
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Old School In Wolverton
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Endion Depot In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Oxford Mill Ruin
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The End of the Line in Currie
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Florence Town Hall
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Welcome To Old Wadena
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Jordan Brewery Complex
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome To Cobden
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Little Falls Depot
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Visiting Golden Gate
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Ruins of Sawyer School
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
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 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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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