In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
Twin Cities Area
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
District #28 School in Ramsey
The District #28 School was constructed in Ramsey in 1892 to replace a smaller, wood frame school...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Robbinsdale Library
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Landmark Center In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Greater Minnesota
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...
Randall Cooperative Creamery
It isn’t clear when this brick creamery was built in Randall--one source says 1916 and another...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Remembering Quadna Resort
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Ruins of Sawyer School
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Little Falls Depot
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring Sandstone
The Le Sueur Theater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome to Hanska
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Meyer School In St Augusta
Welcome To Cobden
Bend in the River Regional Park
Moving Old Hibbing
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hollywood Town Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Franconia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Old Wadena
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Wasioja
The End of the Line in Currie
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
District 6 School in New Sweden
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hanover Bridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring Ottawa
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Milford Monument
Lincoln Park In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Little Marais Inn
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Duluth Homestead Project
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
District 48 School Near Delano
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Old School In Wolverton
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Green Lake Mounds
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Endion School In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Old Brewery In Preston
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lost Highway 61
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
State Theater In Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Finding The Past In Swatara
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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