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 Gates of Stonebridge
In 1907, St. Paul businessman and inventor Oliver Crosby purchased twenty-eight acres of land on a...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Landmark Center In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Townhomes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Greater Minnesota
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Oxford Mill was located on the bank of the Little Cannon River near Cannon Falls. When the mill...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
State Theater In Hutchinson
Little Falls Depot
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Moving Old Hibbing
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Endion Depot In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hollywood Town Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome To Cobden
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Le Sueur Theater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Exploring Sandstone
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Almelund Creamery
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Ottawa
District 48 School Near Delano
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Old School In Wolverton
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Florence Town Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome To Dotson
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Milford Monument
Red Wing Iron Works
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome To Old Wadena
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Wasioja
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Enter Marlon Brando
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Visiting Golden Gate
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Finding The Past In Swatara
Meyer School In St Augusta
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Welcome to Hanska
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Franconia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bend in the River Regional Park
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Moderne New Ulm Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lost Highway 61
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hanover Bridge
Endion School In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Church of the Holy Cross
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The End of the Line in Currie
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Ruins of Sawyer School
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia 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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
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...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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