Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Twin Cities Area
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Swinford Apartments
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Saint Paul Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Robbinsdale Library
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gates of Stonebridge
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Townhomes
Landmark Center In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Duluth Homestead Project, also known as the Jackson Project, began under the United States...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth is full of off-the-beaten-path historical gems. I was photographing another building in the...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Sandstone
Lost Highway 61
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Visiting Golden Gate
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hanover Bridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Green Lake Mounds
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Moving Old Hibbing
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Endion School In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Oxford Mill Ruin
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Little Marais Inn
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Old School In Wolverton
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
District 48 School Near Delano
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Enter Marlon Brando
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Old Brewery In Preston
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Milford Monument
The Church of the Holy Cross
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Florence Town Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Le Sueur Theater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Red Wing Iron Works
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Franconia
Hollywood Town Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Wasioja
Welcome to Hanska
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Jordan Brewery Complex
Little Falls Depot
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Almelund Creamery
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Taylor House In Le Sueur
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The End of the Line in Currie
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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