George H. Christian was a manager at the Washburn-Crosby Company in Minneapolis who worked out a...
Twin Cities Area
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gates of Stonebridge
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Greater Minnesota
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Freemasons organized a lodge in Clearwater, Minnesota in 1858 that became known as Masonic...
Meyer School In St Augusta
The original District 35 (Meyer) school was a log structure built around 1868. As the population of...
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
District 48 School Near Delano
Moving Old Hibbing
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome to Hanska
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Old School In Wolverton
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Little Falls Depot
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Finding The Past In Swatara
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Oxford Mill Ruin
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Little Marais Inn
The Almelund Creamery
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring Ottawa
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome To Dotson
The Milford Monument
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Remembering Quadna Resort
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Moderne New Ulm Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Green Lake Mounds
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bend in the River Regional Park
Taylor House In Le Sueur
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Florence Town Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Historic Franconia
Endion School In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Church of the Holy Cross
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lost Highway 61
The Le Sueur Theater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Red Wing Iron Works
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Visiting Golden Gate
Enter Marlon Brando
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
District 6 School in New Sweden
Old Brewery In Preston
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The End of the Line in Currie
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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