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