James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Twin Cities Area
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Robbinsdale Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Greater Minnesota
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Early settler and local banker Edson Smith built this French Second Empire style home for his...
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Almelund Creamery
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Le Sueur Theater
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome To Old Wadena
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
District 48 School Near Delano
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The End of the Line in Currie
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring Ottawa
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Florence Town Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Old School In Wolverton
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Enter Marlon Brando
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lost Highway 61
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lundring Service Station in Canby
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Finding The Past In Swatara
State Theater In Hutchinson
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Jordan Brewery Complex
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Duluth Homestead Project
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Moving Old Hibbing
Little Falls Depot
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Endion Depot In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Visiting Golden Gate
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Meyer School In St Augusta
Remembering Quadna Resort
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Welcome To Dotson
Oxford Mill Ruin
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Little Marais Inn
Hanover Bridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Franconia
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hollywood Town Hall
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
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 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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...

