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
Women’s City Club In St Paul
One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wilder Public Baths
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Landmark Center In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Greater Minnesota
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District Number 11 in McLeod County was first organized in 1865 to serve the predominantly Czech...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Although the local resort industry near Detroit Lakes stretches back to the 1870s, it wasn’t until...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Old Brewery In Preston
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Old School In Wolverton
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Welcome To Cobden
The Le Sueur Theater
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Wasioja
Green Lake Mounds
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Bend in the River Regional Park
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome To Dotson
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Oxford Mill Ruin
State Theater In Hutchinson
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Almelund Creamery
The Duluth Homestead Project
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Little Falls Depot
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Franconia
Endion Depot In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome to Hanska
District 48 School Near Delano
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lost Highway 61
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring Sandstone
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Red Wing Iron Works
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Endion School In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hollywood Town Hall
Moderne New Ulm Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Remembering Quadna Resort
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hanover Bridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Ruins of Sawyer School
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The End of the Line in Currie
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Moving Old Hibbing
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
The Church of the Holy Cross
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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