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
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Construction on the Hamm Building in downtown St Paul began in 1915 and was completed in 1920. The...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Eight Days in May Protests
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
State Theater In Hutchinson
The State Theater in Hutchinson, Minnesota, opened its doors on December 28, 1937. Customers paid...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Frederick E. Murphy was known as the publisher and guiding spirit of the Minneapolis Tribune...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Ruins of Sawyer School
Visiting Golden Gate
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Remembering Quadna Resort
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Duluth Homestead Project
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
The Old School In Wolverton
Old Brewery In Preston
Bend in the River Regional Park
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Moderne New Ulm Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hollywood Town Hall
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Milford Monument
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Little Marais Inn
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Le Sueur Theater
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Red Wing Iron Works
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Green Lake Mounds
Little Falls Depot
Welcome to Hanska
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome To Cobden
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Endion School In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The End of the Line in Currie
Lost Highway 61
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Florence Town Hall
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Oxford Mill Ruin
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Franconia
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Meyer School In St Augusta
Welcome To Dotson
Welcome To Old Wadena
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring Ottawa
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hanover Bridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Almelund Creamery
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Historic Wasioja
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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