In March 1963, the Twin Cities were rocked by a shocking and brutal crime – the murder of Carol...
Twin Cities Area
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Horatio Alden Smith made the bulk of his fortune as the co-owner of the Smith and Wyman Sash and...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wilder Public Baths
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Greater Minnesota
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lincoln Park is 37 acres of space along Miller Creek in Duluth’s west end. Today, the park includes...
Historic Wasioja
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Jordan Brewery Complex
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Le Sueur Theater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Visiting Golden Gate
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Finding The Past In Swatara
Old Brewery In Preston
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Franconia
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Old School In Wolverton
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hanover Bridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Remembering Quadna Resort
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
State Theater In Hutchinson
Moving Old Hibbing
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Florence Town Hall
District 6 School in New Sweden
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Red Wing Iron Works
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring Ottawa
The Almelund Creamery
Enter Marlon Brando
Little Falls Depot
Hollywood Town Hall
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Church of the Holy Cross
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Milford Monument
Green Lake Mounds
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The End of the Line in Currie
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Little Marais Inn
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lost Highway 61
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome To Cobden
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Endion School In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
District 48 School Near Delano
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township 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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
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