Charles Harrington arrived in Rochester in 1871 to work for the railroad. It didn’t take long for...
Twin Cities Area
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Apartments
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Robbinsdale Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Greater Minnesota
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Early settler and local banker Edson Smith built this French Second Empire style home for his...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Vermont-native Almond A. White came to Minnesota after the Civil War and settled in Brainerd for a...
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
District 6 School in New Sweden
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Enter Marlon Brando
The Milford Monument
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
District 48 School Near Delano
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lost Highway 61
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Finding The Past In Swatara
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Daniel Piper House in Medford
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Moving Old Hibbing
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Green Lake Mounds
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome To Cobden
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Old School In Wolverton
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Red Wing Iron Works
State Theater In Hutchinson
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Wandering Around The Toimi School
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Wasioja
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Ottawa
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hanover Bridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Welcome to Hanska
The Le Sueur Theater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Visiting Golden Gate
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Little Marais Inn
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion School In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Endion Depot In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome To Dotson
Florence Town Hall
Bend in the River Regional Park
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hollywood Town Hall
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
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...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
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...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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