The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Twin Cities Area
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Originally named the Palazzo, the Colonnade Hotel opened on St. Peter Street in Saint Paul in 1888...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Eight Days in May Protests
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Swinford Townhomes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wilder Public Baths
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Saint Paul Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District Number 11 in McLeod County was first organized in 1865 to serve the predominantly Czech...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Welcome To Old Wadena
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Cobden
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Meyer School In St Augusta
Visiting Golden Gate
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Franconia
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Little Falls Depot
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Red Wing Iron Works
Endion School In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Old School In Wolverton
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lost Highway 61
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Moving Old Hibbing
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The End of the Line in Currie
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Le Sueur Theater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
Green Lake Mounds
State Theater In Hutchinson
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Enter Marlon Brando
Exploring Ottawa
Finding The Past In Swatara
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Almelund Creamery
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Old Brewery In Preston
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Church of the Holy Cross
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Jordan Brewery Complex
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
District 48 School Near Delano
Oxford Mill Ruin
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Little Marais Inn
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Daniel Piper House in Medford
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
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...
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
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