Frank E. Little was a partner in a Minneapolis-based real estate firm. He didn’t leave behind much...
Twin Cities Area
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Horatio Alden Smith made the bulk of his fortune as the co-owner of the Smith and Wyman Sash and...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
District #28 School in Ramsey
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Women’s City Club In St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Apartments
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gates of Stonebridge
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Saint Paul Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Orpheum Theater in Duluth, Minnesota, was built on the old Temple Opera House site. The opera...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two weeks after the James–Younger Gang raided Northfield the gang appeared at the farm of Ole...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Enter Marlon Brando
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Duluth Homestead Project
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Florence Town Hall
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome To Dotson
Green Lake Mounds
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Moving Old Hibbing
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Old Brewery In Preston
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Little Falls Depot
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lost Highway 61
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Milford Monument
Endion Depot In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring Sandstone
Jordan Brewery Complex
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome To Cobden
Hollywood Town Hall
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Old Wadena
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome to Hanska
Finding The Past In Swatara
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
The Church of the Holy Cross
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The End of the Line in Currie
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
District 48 School Near Delano
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Visiting Golden Gate
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Bend in the River Regional Park
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Endion School In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Franconia
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Exploring Ottawa
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Dead Good Walks
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
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
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 Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
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...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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