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
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg and his wife Dora were the owners of a jewelry store in downtown Minneapolis in the...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Apartments
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Robbinsdale Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Most of us wouldn’t consider a 13,000 square foot mansion situated on a six-acre wooded lot with...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
Exploring Sandstone
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome To Dotson
Endion Depot In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Endion School In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Little Falls Depot
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
Lost Highway 61
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Florence Town Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Ruins of Sawyer School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome to Hanska
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Little Marais Inn
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Milford Monument
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Duluth Homestead Project
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Old School In Wolverton
Red Wing Iron Works
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hanover Bridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Exploring Ottawa
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Remembering Quadna Resort
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
State Theater In Hutchinson
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Franconia
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Old Brewery In Preston
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Le Sueur Theater
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Moving Old Hibbing
Visiting Golden Gate
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
District 48 School Near Delano
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome To Old Wadena
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Almelund Creamery
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hollywood Town Hall
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome To Cobden
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Jordan Brewery Complex
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown