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
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Eight Days in May Protests
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Robbinsdale Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Swinford Townhomes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Women’s City Club In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Wilder Public Baths
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Greater Minnesota
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Church of the Holy Cross
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The End of the Line in Currie
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Visiting Golden Gate
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring Ottawa
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lost Highway 61
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Endion Depot In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
District 48 School Near Delano
Green Lake Mounds
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Red Wing Iron Works
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome To Old Wadena
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Dotson
Enter Marlon Brando
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Little Falls Depot
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Little Marais Inn
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome to Hanska
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring Sandstone
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Bend in the River Regional Park
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Daniel Piper House in Medford
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Almelund Creamery
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hanover Bridge
Moving Old Hibbing
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Florence Town Hall
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Old School In Wolverton
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Jordan Brewery Complex
Ruins of Sawyer School
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Finding The Past In Swatara
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Wasioja
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Le Sueur Theater
Hollywood Town Hall
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Old Brewery In Preston
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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