The St Paul Hotel has been the backbone of charm and elegance in downtown St Paul since it opened...
Twin Cities Area
The Saint Paul Hotel
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 Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gates of Stonebridge
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Swinford Townhomes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Landmark Center In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Greater Minnesota
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
In 1957, trucks loaded with prefabricated homes rolled along Highway 61 toward a new building site...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth is full of off-the-beaten-path historical gems. I was photographing another building in the...
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hollywood Town Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Meyer School In St Augusta
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Almond White and the Motley Castle
District 6 School in New Sweden
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Endion School In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Little Falls Depot
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Munger Terrace In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Wasioja
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Old Wadena
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Moving Old Hibbing
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Bend in the River Regional Park
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lost Highway 61
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
District 48 School Near Delano
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Enter Marlon Brando
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The End of the Line in Currie
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Green Lake Mounds
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Finding The Past In Swatara
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Florence Town Hall
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring Sandstone
The Le Sueur Theater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Red Wing Iron Works
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Visiting Golden Gate
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome To Dotson
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Milford Monument
Welcome To Cobden
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
The Duluth Homestead Project
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hanover Bridge
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
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 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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
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