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
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Wilder Public Baths
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
Robbinsdale Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Greater Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Early settler and local banker Edson Smith built this French Second Empire style home for his...
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Finding The Past In Swatara
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Wasioja
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome To Old Wadena
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
The Milford Monument
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome To Dotson
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hollywood Town Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Moving Old Hibbing
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Le Sueur Theater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hanover Bridge
Green Lake Mounds
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Little Falls Depot
The End of the Line in Currie
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Jordan Brewery Complex
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lost Highway 61
Welcome To Cobden
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Old School In Wolverton
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring Ottawa
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Almelund Creamery
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Little Marais Inn
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
District 48 School Near Delano
Endion Depot In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Florence Town Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome to Hanska
The Church of the Holy Cross
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Red Wing Iron Works
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Enter Marlon Brando
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Visiting Golden Gate
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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