Charles G. Jackson immigrated to the U.S. and purchased the Anoka House, the oldest hotel in Anoka...
Twin Cities Area
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Eight Days in May Protests
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ok, stick with me here. Can you remember how your elementary school smelled? I can. Vividly. A hint...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
In 1957, trucks loaded with prefabricated homes rolled along Highway 61 toward a new building site...
Moving Old Hibbing
Lost Highway 61
Old Brewery In Preston
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Church of the Holy Cross
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Visiting Golden Gate
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Green Lake Mounds
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome To Old Wadena
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
District 6 School in New Sweden
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Franconia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Little Falls Depot
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome to Hanska
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Little Marais Inn
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Enter Marlon Brando
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Finding The Past In Swatara
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Remembering Quadna Resort
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Bend in the River Regional Park
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Wasioja
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The End of the Line in Currie
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Endion School In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hollywood Town Hall
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Red Wing Iron Works
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome To Cobden
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring Sandstone
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
District 48 School Near Delano
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Almelund Creamery
The Le Sueur Theater
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Florence Town Hall
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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