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Twin Cities Area
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington arrived in Rochester in 1871 to work for the railroad. It didn’t take long for...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Saint Paul Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
District #28 School in Ramsey
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Apartments
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Greater Minnesota
The Milford Monument
This monument was created in memory of the 53 women, men, and children that were killed in Milford...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Churchill Methodist Church is located in present-day Brookfield Township, Minnesota. The...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome To Dotson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Old Brewery In Preston
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hanover Bridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Enter Marlon Brando
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Wasioja
Florence Town Hall
The Old School In Wolverton
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Ottawa
Visiting Golden Gate
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Franconia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Little Falls Depot
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Moving Old Hibbing
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
Welcome to Hanska
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hollywood Town Hall
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lost Highway 61
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Little Marais Inn
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Oxford Mill Ruin
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Jordan Brewery Complex
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Ruins of Sawyer School
Endion School In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Red Wing Iron Works
The End of the Line in Currie
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
State Theater In Hutchinson
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Green Lake Mounds
The Le Sueur Theater
Welcome To Old Wadena
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Duluth Homestead Project
Duluth’s Incline Railway
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
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 Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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