This beauty was built in 1914 and is St Paul’s largest Prairie Style house at just under 3,000...
Twin Cities Area
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The St Paul Hotel has been the backbone of charm and elegance in downtown St Paul since it opened...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
District #28 School in Ramsey
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gates of Stonebridge
Robbinsdale Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Little Marais Inn
The completion of Highway 61 along the North Shore in the 1920s allowed vacationers to travel all...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth is full of off-the-beaten-path historical gems. I was photographing another building in the...
Remembering Quadna Resort
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Sandstone
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Endion School In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Meyer School In St Augusta
Welcome To Dotson
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Cobden
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Endion Depot In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Brewery In Preston
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Red Wing Iron Works
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Wasioja
Enter Marlon Brando
Florence Town Hall
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Moderne New Ulm Library
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring Ottawa
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Le Sueur Theater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bend in the River Regional Park
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hollywood Town Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
District 48 School Near Delano
State Theater In Hutchinson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Visiting Golden Gate
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Franconia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lost Highway 61
Little Falls Depot
District 6 School in New Sweden
The End of the Line in Currie
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Almelund Creamery
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Oxford Mill Ruin
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Jordan Brewery Complex
Green Lake Mounds
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
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