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
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...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Townhomes
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Saint Paul Hotel
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Greater Minnesota
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
After a devastating forest fire obliterated the villages of Finlayson, Hinckley, Miller, Mission...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
This gorgeous Second Empire style home in Hastings was built for William Thompson in 1880. Thompson...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hollywood Town Hall
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Franconia
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Old School In Wolverton
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Le Sueur Theater
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Ruins of Sawyer School
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Moving Old Hibbing
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Wasioja
Green Lake Mounds
Finding The Past In Swatara
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Enter Marlon Brando
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Bend in the River Regional Park
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Moderne New Ulm Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
District 6 School in New Sweden
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Randall Cooperative Creamery
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Visiting Golden Gate
The Milford Monument
Welcome To Cobden
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Meyer School In St Augusta
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Oxford Mill Ruin
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Remembering Quadna Resort
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Little Falls Depot
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Jordan Brewery Complex
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
District 48 School Near Delano
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Florence Town Hall
Hanover Bridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Almelund Creamery
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Exploring Sandstone
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Ottawa
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
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