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
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The first branch library in the Minneapolis Public Library system was built in 1893-1894 and is one...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Robbinsdale Library
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Swinford Apartments
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wilder Public Baths
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Greater Minnesota
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two weeks after the James–Younger Gang raided Northfield the gang appeared at the farm of Ole...
Enter Marlon Brando
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome To Old Wadena
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
State Theater In Hutchinson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hollywood Town Hall
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Moderne New Ulm Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lost Highway 61
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome to Hanska
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Dotson
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Little Falls Depot
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome To Cobden
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hanover Bridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Duluth Homestead Project
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Moving Old Hibbing
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The End of the Line in Currie
Jordan Brewery Complex
Red Wing Iron Works
The Little Marais Inn
Florence Town Hall
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Old School In Wolverton
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Green Lake Mounds
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
District 48 School Near Delano
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Remembering Quadna Resort
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Exploring Sandstone
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Finding The Past In Swatara
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Historic Wasioja
Oxford Mill Ruin
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Visiting Golden Gate
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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