Before Summit Avenue became a magnet for the state’s empire builders, St. Paul’s elite built their...
Twin Cities Area
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to an Opulent...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Apartments
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Townhomes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Eight Days in May Protests
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Saint Paul Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Robbinsdale Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth is full of off-the-beaten-path historical gems. I was photographing another building in the...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
I saw this pretty old farmhouse streak by my window as I was driving on I-35 and knew right away...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Little Marais Inn
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Duluth Homestead Project
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Wasioja
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Old Wadena
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Bend in the River Regional Park
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Enter Marlon Brando
The End of the Line in Currie
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Oxford Mill Ruin
Finding The Past In Swatara
Meyer School In St Augusta
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome To Dotson
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Jordan Brewery Complex
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Milford Monument
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Moderne New Ulm Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hollywood Town Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Remembering Quadna Resort
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
State Theater In Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome to Hanska
Little Falls Depot
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Moving Old Hibbing
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Red Wing Iron Works
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Ruins of Sawyer School
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Welcome To Cobden
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
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...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
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
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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