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Twin Cities Area
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Swinford Townhomes
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Saint Paul Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Apartments
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Robbinsdale Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Wilder Public Baths
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Greater Minnesota
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
The Almelund Creamery
The first cooperative creamery opened in Almelund in 1896 and quickly gained a reputation for...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Ruins of Sawyer School
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Old Wadena
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Enter Marlon Brando
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The End of the Line in Currie
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Duluth’s Incline Railway
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Little Falls Depot
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome To Dotson
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hanover Bridge
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Exploring Sandstone
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
District 6 School in New Sweden
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
State Theater In Hutchinson
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Red Wing Iron Works
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
District 48 School Near Delano
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Florence Town Hall
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Meyer School In St Augusta
Endion Depot In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Le Sueur Theater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Ottawa
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Finding The Past In Swatara
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Remembering Quadna Resort
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lost Highway 61
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Little Marais Inn
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Milford Monument
The Old School In Wolverton
Welcome to Hanska
Old Brewery In Preston
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Welcome To Cobden
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
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...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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