On Thanksgiving Day in 1982, Minneapolis lost one of its most enduring landmarks--the Weatherball...
Twin Cities Area
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Swinford Apartments
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Saint Paul Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Gates of Stonebridge
Landmark Center In St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth is full of off-the-beaten-path historical gems. I was photographing another building in the...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Have you ever wondered how Minnesota became known as the land of 10,000 lakes? Every Minnesotan...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Remembering Quadna Resort
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Endion Depot In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Cobden
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Red Wing Iron Works
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome To Dotson
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Sandstone
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Duluth Homestead Project
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
State Theater In Hutchinson
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Milford Monument
The Old School In Wolverton
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hanover Bridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Old Brewery In Preston
Hollywood Town Hall
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Visiting Golden Gate
District 48 School Near Delano
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Le Sueur Theater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Finding The Past In Swatara
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Ruins of Sawyer School
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome To Old Wadena
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Almelund Creamery
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Little Falls Depot
Welcome to Hanska
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
District 6 School in New Sweden
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Franconia
Enter Marlon Brando
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion School In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Moving Old Hibbing
The Little Marais Inn
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lost Highway 61
Exploring Ottawa
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Green Lake Mounds
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
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...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
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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