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