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
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Wilder Public Baths
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Robbinsdale Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
District #28 School in Ramsey
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Apartments
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Landmark Center In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Greater Minnesota
Meyer School In St Augusta
The original District 35 (Meyer) school was a log structure built around 1868. As the population of...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
After a devastating forest fire obliterated the villages of Finlayson, Hinckley, Miller, Mission...
Endion School In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring Sandstone
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Little Falls Depot
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hanover Bridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lost Highway 61
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome To Old Wadena
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Milford Monument
The Old School In Wolverton
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
State Theater In Hutchinson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Endion Depot In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome to Hanska
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Visiting Golden Gate
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Church of the Holy Cross
Old Brewery In Preston
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
District 48 School Near Delano
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Ruins of Sawyer School
Moving Old Hibbing
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Almelund Creamery
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Green Lake Mounds
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Welcome To Dotson
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Franconia
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Le Sueur Theater
Moderne New Ulm Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hollywood Town Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Duluth Homestead Project
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Florence Town Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Bend in the River Regional Park
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The End of the Line in Currie
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Enter Marlon Brando
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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