Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Twin Cities Area
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Saint Paul Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Swinford Apartments
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth is full of off-the-beaten-path historical gems. I was photographing another building in the...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lost Highway 61
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Red Wing Iron Works
The Church of the Holy Cross
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hollywood Town Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Moderne New Ulm Library
Green Lake Mounds
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Endion Depot In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Ruins of Sawyer School
Little Falls Depot
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Endion School In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hanover Bridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Le Sueur Theater
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
District 6 School in New Sweden
Oxford Mill Ruin
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome To Cobden
Randall Cooperative Creamery
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
The End of the Line in Currie
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Visiting Golden Gate
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Florence Town Hall
District 48 School Near Delano
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Almelund Creamery
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Wasioja
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Old School In Wolverton
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Duluth’s Incline Railway
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Bend in the River Regional Park
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Remembering Quadna Resort
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Exploring Ottawa
The Little Marais Inn
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
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
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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