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
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Robbinsdale Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
District #28 School in Ramsey
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Saint Paul Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Landmark Center In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Built in 1898, the West Riverside School was originally known as District #38 School. Isanti County...
The Old School In Wolverton
When Miller’s Station was established in 1878, the small trading post town was a steamboat stop...
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lost Highway 61
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Moving Old Hibbing
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Little Marais Inn
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hanover Bridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
The Duluth Homestead Project
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring Sandstone
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Enter Marlon Brando
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome To Cobden
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Milford Monument
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The End of the Line in Currie
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Jordan Brewery Complex
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Visiting Golden Gate
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Oxford Mill Ruin
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Endion School In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Remembering Quadna Resort
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Meyer School In St Augusta
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome to Hanska
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Old Brewery In Preston
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Le Sueur Theater
Hollywood Town Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Little Falls Depot
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Green Lake Mounds
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Franconia
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Dotson
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Ottawa
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Dead Good Walks
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...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac 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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
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...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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