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
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Eight Days in May Protests
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Swinford Apartments
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Women’s City Club In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Robbinsdale Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Saint Paul Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Moderne New Ulm Library
In 1936, a sleek, Moderne-style public library was built in New Ulm, Minnesota. The land for the...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Franconia
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome To Cobden
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring Ottawa
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Church of the Holy Cross
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Wasioja
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Almelund Creamery
State Theater In Hutchinson
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Le Sueur Theater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Enter Marlon Brando
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Florence Town Hall
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Little Marais Inn
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lost Highway 61
The End of the Line in Currie
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
District 48 School Near Delano
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Visiting Golden Gate
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Milford Monument
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Dotson
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Meyer School In St Augusta
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Little Falls Depot
Endion School In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Red Wing Iron Works
Old Brewery In Preston
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Green Lake Mounds
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Oxford Mill Ruin
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hanover Bridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
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
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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