Names like Louis Comfort Tiffany and Gustav Stickley are well rooted in many American’s minds as...
Twin Cities Area
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Construction on the Hamm Building in downtown St Paul began in 1915 and was completed in 1920. The...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Saint Paul Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Townhomes
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
District #28 School in Ramsey
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Apartments
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth is full of off-the-beaten-path historical gems. I was photographing another building in the...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Little Falls Depot
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Le Sueur Theater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The End of the Line in Currie
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Old School In Wolverton
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lost Highway 61
Jordan Brewery Complex
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Remembering Quadna Resort
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome To Dotson
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Enter Marlon Brando
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Duluth Homestead Project
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Wasioja
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
State Theater In Hutchinson
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Moderne New Ulm Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Red Wing Iron Works
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Little Marais Inn
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
District 48 School Near Delano
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome to Hanska
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Green Lake Mounds
The Almelund Creamery
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Ruins of Sawyer School
Endion School In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Milford Monument
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome To Cobden
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Finding The Past In Swatara
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Old Brewery In Preston
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hanover Bridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Florence Town Hall
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Exploring Sandstone
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Franconia
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Old Wadena
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
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...
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...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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