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 Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles G. Jackson immigrated to the U.S. and purchased the Anoka House, the oldest hotel in Anoka...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Swinford Townhomes
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
District #28 School in Ramsey
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Eight Days in May Protests
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Wilder Public Baths
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Taylor House In Le Sueur
There are quite a few examples of the gorgeous Eastlake-style architecture in Minnesota, but this...
Welcome To Cobden
Cobden, Minnesota, was incorporated in 1905. The little railroad town included a bank, creamery...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Meyer School In St Augusta
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Green Lake Mounds
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Milford Monument
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
District 48 School Near Delano
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Remembering Quadna Resort
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hollywood Town Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
Red Wing Iron Works
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Wasioja
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Finding The Past In Swatara
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Randall Cooperative Creamery
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome To Dotson
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Ruins of Sawyer School
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Endion School In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring Ottawa
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Le Sueur Theater
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Franconia
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Exploring Sandstone
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The End of the Line in Currie
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome to Hanska
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lost Highway 61
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Enter Marlon Brando
Moderne New Ulm Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome To Old Wadena
Little Falls Depot
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Old School In Wolverton
State Theater In Hutchinson
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Florence Town Hall
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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