Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Twin Cities Area
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Swinford Apartments
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Townhomes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Settled in 1854 by Pennsylvania native Benjamin Spencer, Spencer Brook was one of the first...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth is full of off-the-beaten-path historical gems. I was photographing another building in the...
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The End of the Line in Currie
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Welcome To Cobden
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Wasioja
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
The Duluth Homestead Project
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hanover Bridge
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
District 48 School Near Delano
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Old Wadena
Endion Depot In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Old Brewery In Preston
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Daniel Piper House in Medford
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Remembering Quadna Resort
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Moderne New Ulm Library
Endion School In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Ruins of Sawyer School
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hollywood Town Hall
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Green Lake Mounds
The Milford Monument
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Little Marais Inn
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring Ottawa
Bend in the River Regional Park
Red Wing Iron Works
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lost Highway 61
The Almelund Creamery
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Franconia
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Jordan Brewery Complex
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Visiting Golden Gate
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Old School In Wolverton
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Le Sueur Theater
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Exploring Sandstone
Florence Town Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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