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
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Martha G. Ripley Hospital for Women was a pioneering institution in the history of Minnesota...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Greater Minnesota
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lincoln Park is 37 acres of space along Miller Creek in Duluth’s west end. Today, the park includes...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
There are quite a few examples of the gorgeous Eastlake-style architecture in Minnesota, but this...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
District 48 School Near Delano
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Milford Monument
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Green Lake Mounds
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Le Sueur Theater
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Visiting Golden Gate
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Oxford Mill Ruin
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Church of the Holy Cross
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Almelund Creamery
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome to Hanska
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Moving Old Hibbing
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Cobden
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Duluth Homestead Project
The End of the Line in Currie
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Franconia
Enter Marlon Brando
Little Falls Depot
Florence Town Hall
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Endion Depot In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hollywood Town Hall
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome To Dotson
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Ottawa
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Meyer School In St Augusta
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
District 6 School in New Sweden
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Red Wing Iron Works
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Wasioja
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Bend in the River Regional Park
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Endion School In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Finding The Past In Swatara
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Sandstone
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hanover Bridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate 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
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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