St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
Twin Cities Area
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didn’t know where I was. I certainly didn’t...
Robbinsdale Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Eight Days in May Protests
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Townhomes
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The original village hall in Waverly was built in 1893. The two-story, brick and stone building sat...
Hanover Bridge
Hanover Bridge was constructed by the Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio in 1885. The single...
Moving Old Hibbing
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Red Wing Iron Works
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Little Falls Depot
State Theater In Hutchinson
The End of the Line in Currie
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Jordan Brewery Complex
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Endion Depot In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Meyer School In St Augusta
Oxford Mill Ruin
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Franconia
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Almelund Creamery
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Old School In Wolverton
The Little Marais Inn
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Old Brewery In Preston
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome To Dotson
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Sandstone
Hollywood Town Hall
The Milford Monument
Green Lake Mounds
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lost Highway 61
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Welcome To Cobden
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
District 48 School Near Delano
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Finding The Past In Swatara
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Ottawa
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Wasioja
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Le Sueur Theater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
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...
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 Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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