The District #28 School was constructed in Ramsey in 1892 to replace a smaller, wood frame school...
Twin Cities Area
District #28 School in Ramsey
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Wilder Public Baths
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Greater Minnesota
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Have you ever wondered how Minnesota became known as the land of 10,000 lakes? Every Minnesotan...
The End of the Line in Currie
In 1899, the Des Moines Valley Railway Company began work on a plan to extend their rail line in...
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome To Cobden
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Franconia
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome To Dotson
Red Wing Iron Works
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring Ottawa
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Visiting Golden Gate
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Milford Monument
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Duluth Homestead Project
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
Florence Town Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Le Sueur Theater
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Oxford Mill Ruin
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lost Highway 61
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Church of the Holy Cross
Remembering Quadna Resort
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Ruins of Sawyer School
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Finding The Past In Swatara
Endion Depot In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
District 48 School Near Delano
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Little Falls Depot
Old Brewery In Preston
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Wasioja
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Endion School In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Enter Marlon Brando
Meyer School In St Augusta
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hollywood Town Hall
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Moderne New Ulm Library
Moving Old Hibbing
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hanover Bridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Duluth’s Incline Railway
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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