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
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Minnesota Linseed Oil Company was incorporated in September 1870. Around 1878, company managers...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Eight Days in May Protests
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Swinford Townhomes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Saint Paul Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Visiting Golden Gate
A post office was first established in Golden Gate, Minnesota, in 1868. The little town sprang up...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The End of the Line in Currie
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Old School In Wolverton
Bend in the River Regional Park
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome To Dotson
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Ruins of Sawyer School
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Franconia
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Moving Old Hibbing
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Florence Town Hall
Moderne New Ulm Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Meyer School In St Augusta
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Old Brewery In Preston
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hollywood Town Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Little Marais Inn
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Milford Monument
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
District 48 School Near Delano
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Welcome to Hanska
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Red Wing Iron Works
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
Lost Highway 61
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Endion School In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Le Sueur Theater
Oxford Mill Ruin
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hanover Bridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Endion Depot In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Wasioja
District 6 School in New Sweden
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Dead Good Walks
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...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
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