The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
Twin Cities Area
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The District #28 School was constructed in Ramsey in 1892 to replace a smaller, wood frame school...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Gates of Stonebridge
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Swinford Apartments
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Robbinsdale Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Saint Paul Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Eight Days in May Protests
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
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...
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ness Congregation was originally organized as the Norwegian Evangelical St. Johannes...
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hollywood Town Hall
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Moving Old Hibbing
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Enter Marlon Brando
District 48 School Near Delano
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Red Wing Iron Works
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Oxford Mill Ruin
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Little Falls Depot
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Meyer School In St Augusta
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Duluth Homestead Project
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome To Dotson
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Florence Town Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Old Brewery In Preston
Finding The Past In Swatara
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Moderne New Ulm Library
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The End of the Line in Currie
Endion School In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome to Hanska
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
District 6 School in New Sweden
Remembering Quadna Resort
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
State Theater In Hutchinson
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring Ottawa
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Milford Monument
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Old School In Wolverton
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hanover Bridge
The Almelund Creamery
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Franconia
Lost Highway 61
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
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...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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