Harry F. Legg and his wife Dora were the owners of a jewelry store in downtown Minneapolis in the...
Twin Cities Area
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Landmark Center In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Wilder Public Baths
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Greater Minnesota
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
This gorgeous Second Empire style home in Hastings was built for William Thompson in 1880. Thompson...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Munger Terrace In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Le Sueur Theater
Jordan Brewery Complex
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Meyer School In St Augusta
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Welcome To Dotson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Red Wing Iron Works
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome To Cobden
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Old Brewery In Preston
The Old School In Wolverton
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Visiting Golden Gate
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Enter Marlon Brando
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The End of the Line in Currie
Endion School In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Moderne New Ulm Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Oxford Mill Ruin
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Ottawa
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Little Marais Inn
Hollywood Town Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Wasioja
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Franconia
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Milford Monument
Exploring Sandstone
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome to Hanska
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lost Highway 61
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Green Lake Mounds
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
District 48 School Near Delano
Finding The Past In Swatara
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
District 6 School in New Sweden
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
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
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Old Brewery In Preston