Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Twin Cities Area
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
The Swinford Townhomes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gates of Stonebridge
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Apartments
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
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...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Archibald mill is located on the banks of the Cannon River in Dundas. Brothers John S. and...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hanover Bridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Le Sueur Theater
Endion Depot In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Almelund Creamery
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Little Marais Inn
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Florence Town Hall
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome To Cobden
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Milford Monument
The Duluth Homestead Project
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome to Hanska
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Endion School In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Ruins of Sawyer School
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome To Dotson
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Ottawa
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Red Wing Iron Works
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Old Brewery In Preston
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lost Highway 61
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Wasioja
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
Moderne New Ulm Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Meyer School In St Augusta
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Little Falls Depot
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Green Lake Mounds
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Old School In Wolverton
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hollywood Town Hall
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Franconia
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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