The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
Twin Cities Area
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Martha G. Ripley Hospital for Women was a pioneering institution in the history of Minnesota...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Swinford Apartments
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Greater Minnesota
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The childhood home of children’s book author and illustrator Wanda Gag was built in New Ulm...
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge (Svenska Mission Kyrka i Sodre Maple Ridge)...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Milford Monument
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Red Wing Iron Works
Old Brewery In Preston
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Franconia
Welcome to Hanska
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Almelund Creamery
Moving Old Hibbing
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
Bend in the River Regional Park
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Sandstone
Hollywood Town Hall
Little Falls Depot
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Le Sueur Theater
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Jordan Brewery Complex
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Duluth Homestead Project
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Green Lake Mounds
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring Ottawa
Lost Highway 61
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
Welcome To Cobden
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
District 48 School Near Delano
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Old Wadena
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Little Marais Inn
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The End of the Line in Currie
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
District 6 School in New Sweden
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Remembering Quadna Resort
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Church of the Holy Cross
Endion School In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Wandering Around The Toimi School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Endion Depot In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
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...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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