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...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Townhomes
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wilder Public Baths
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Apartments
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Robbinsdale Library
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
November 27, 1905, was a typical Monday morning for the crew of the flat-bottomed scow, George...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The charming town of Winona, Minnesota, once played host to an extraordinary tale in the world of...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome to Hanska
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Florence Town Hall
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Franconia
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Endion School In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The End of the Line in Currie
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Welcome To Dotson
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
Exploring Sandstone
District 48 School Near Delano
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Milford Monument
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Enter Marlon Brando
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Wasioja
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Moving Old Hibbing
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Almelund Creamery
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
State Theater In Hutchinson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Little Falls Depot
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Old School In Wolverton
Lost Highway 61
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Green Lake Mounds
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hanover Bridge
Hollywood Town Hall
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Little Marais Inn
Red Wing Iron Works
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
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 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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
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...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown