The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Twin Cities Area
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
All of Theodore and Louise Hamm’s children stayed close to their family home and business. Most...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Apartments
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Wilder Public Baths
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sometimes there isn’t much to look at when I’m out exploring and driving from place to...
Little Falls Depot
Construction started on the railroad depot in Little Falls in 1899. It was designed by Cass Gilbert...
The Le Sueur Theater
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Moving Old Hibbing
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Florence Town Hall
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Milford Monument
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Cobden
District 48 School Near Delano
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Finding The Past In Swatara
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Old School In Wolverton
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The End of the Line in Currie
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Almelund Creamery
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Enter Marlon Brando
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Red Wing Iron Works
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Little Marais Inn
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Franconia
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring Sandstone
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome to Hanska
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Endion School In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Visiting Golden Gate
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hanover Bridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lost Highway 61
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Meyer School In St Augusta
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
Green Lake Mounds
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bend in the River Regional Park
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring Ottawa
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome To Dotson
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
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