James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Twin Cities Area
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Construction on the Hamm Building in downtown St Paul began in 1915 and was completed in 1920. The...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
District #28 School in Ramsey
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Robbinsdale Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Oxford Mill was located on the bank of the Little Cannon River near Cannon Falls. When the mill...
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Florence Town Hall
Moderne New Ulm Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Endion School In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Milford Monument
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Ruins of Sawyer School
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Jordan Brewery Complex
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Ottawa
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hanover Bridge
The Old School In Wolverton
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Welcome to Hanska
District 48 School Near Delano
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Church of the Holy Cross
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Old Brewery In Preston
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome To Old Wadena
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Green Lake Mounds
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The End of the Line in Currie
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Le Sueur Theater
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hollywood Town Hall
State Theater In Hutchinson
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Little Marais Inn
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Wasioja
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome To Dotson
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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