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
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Apartments
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Robbinsdale Library
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
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...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
If you travel north on Highway 64 through central Minnesota, you will likely pass through Akeley...
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Meyer School In St Augusta
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Almond White and the Motley Castle
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The End of the Line in Currie
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Old School In Wolverton
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Franconia
The Le Sueur Theater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Moderne New Ulm Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Florence Town Hall
Hanover Bridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Remembering Quadna Resort
Ruins of Sawyer School
District 6 School in New Sweden
Red Wing Iron Works
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Oxford Mill Ruin
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Bend in the River Regional Park
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Ottawa
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lost Highway 61
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Endion Depot In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Endion School In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Little Marais Inn
Visiting Golden Gate
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Sandstone
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Welcome To Dotson
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Wasioja
Little Falls Depot
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hollywood Town Hall
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Milford Monument
Welcome To Old Wadena
Wandering Around The Toimi School
State Theater In Hutchinson
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Old Brewery In Preston
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Moving Old Hibbing
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Welcome to Hanska
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Church of the Holy Cross
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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