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 Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
On March 22, 1836, Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark married Lieutenant Horatio Phillips Van Cleve a few...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Saint Paul Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Eight Days in May Protests
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Robbinsdale Library
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Greater Minnesota
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
By the end of the 19th century, dairy was quickly out-pacing wheat as the top agricultural...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Built in 1898, the West Riverside School was originally known as District #38 School. Isanti County...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome to Hanska
Green Lake Mounds
Visiting Golden Gate
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Endion School In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Little Falls Depot
Oxford Mill Ruin
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hollywood Town Hall
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Duluth Homestead Project
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Endion Depot In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Franconia
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Florence Town Hall
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Milford Monument
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
District 48 School Near Delano
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring Ottawa
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Le Sueur Theater
The Old School In Wolverton
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Wasioja
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Red Wing Iron Works
Bend in the River Regional Park
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Almelund Creamery
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Old Brewery In Preston
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome To Old Wadena
Meyer School In St Augusta
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Welcome To Cobden
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Moving Old Hibbing
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hanover Bridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome To Dotson
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The End of the Line in Currie
The Church of the Holy Cross
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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