Horatio Alden Smith made the bulk of his fortune as the co-owner of the Smith and Wyman Sash and...
Twin Cities Area
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The St Paul Hotel has been the backbone of charm and elegance in downtown St Paul since it opened...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Robbinsdale Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gates of Stonebridge
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Townhomes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
District #28 School in Ramsey
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Eight Days in May Protests
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Greater Minnesota
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ness Congregation was originally organized as the Norwegian Evangelical St. Johannes...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Le Sueur Theater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lundring Service Station in Canby
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Old School In Wolverton
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Franconia
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lost Highway 61
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Old Wadena
Finding The Past In Swatara
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
State Theater In Hutchinson
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Little Marais Inn
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring Sandstone
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Ottawa
Hollywood Town Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Red Wing Iron Works
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Oxford Mill Ruin
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Green Lake Mounds
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Wasioja
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hanover Bridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Milford Monument
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Almelund Creamery
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Old Brewery In Preston
Little Falls Depot
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Church of the Holy Cross
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome to Hanska
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Ruins of Sawyer School
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Bend in the River Regional Park
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Meyer School In St Augusta
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
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