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
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Located in Robbinsdale, the international-style Terrace Theatre opened on May 23, 1951. At the...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Eight Days in May Protests
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Robbinsdale Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Greater Minnesota
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Harry A. Subilia was an Italian immigrant who opened the first distillery in New Ulm, Minnesota. He...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Green Lake Mounds
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Meyer School In St Augusta
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Wasioja
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Ruins of Sawyer School
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Endion School In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
District 48 School Near Delano
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Little Marais Inn
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Duluth Homestead Project
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
District 6 School in New Sweden
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Almelund Creamery
Moving Old Hibbing
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome To Cobden
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Le Sueur Theater
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Oxford Mill Ruin
Florence Town Hall
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Franconia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Old School In Wolverton
Visiting Golden Gate
Randall Cooperative Creamery
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Milford Monument
Jordan Brewery Complex
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Moderne New Ulm Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Little Falls Depot
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Ottawa
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
Hollywood Town Hall
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Church of the Holy Cross
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
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...
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...

