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
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Located in Robbinsdale, the international-style Terrace Theatre opened on May 23, 1951. At the...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Eight Days in May Protests
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wilder Public Baths
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Robbinsdale Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Townhomes
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Historic Franconia
Franconia was organized in October 1858, just eight months after Ansell Smith recorded the first...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome to Hanska
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Green Lake Mounds
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Moderne New Ulm Library
Moving Old Hibbing
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Enter Marlon Brando
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Old School In Wolverton
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Little Falls Depot
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Remembering Quadna Resort
Old Brewery In Preston
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Milford Monument
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring Sandstone
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Church of the Holy Cross
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hanover Bridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Duluth Homestead Project
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lost Highway 61
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Red Wing Iron Works
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Endion Depot In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Little Marais Inn
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Duluth’s Incline Railway
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Wasioja
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome To Dotson
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hollywood Town Hall
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Le Sueur Theater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
The Almelund Creamery
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Ruins of Sawyer School
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
District 48 School Near Delano
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
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 Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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