The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
Twin Cities Area
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Robbinsdale Library
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Eight Days in May Protests
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wilder Public Baths
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Munger Terrace has been a landmark in Duluth’s Central Hillside neighborhood since the building was...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Most of us wouldn’t consider a 13,000 square foot mansion situated on a six-acre wooded lot with...
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
State Theater In Hutchinson
Moving Old Hibbing
The End of the Line in Currie
District 48 School Near Delano
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lost Highway 61
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Sandstone
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Le Sueur Theater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Cobden
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Old Brewery In Preston
Jordan Brewery Complex
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Florence Town Hall
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome to Hanska
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Old School In Wolverton
Welcome To Dotson
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Exploring Ottawa
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Remembering Quadna Resort
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hanover Bridge
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Wasioja
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Little Falls Depot
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Finding The Past In Swatara
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Franconia
Endion School In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Almelund Creamery
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Little Marais Inn
Red Wing Iron Works
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Milford Monument
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Enter Marlon Brando
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hollywood Town Hall
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
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
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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