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
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gates of Stonebridge
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Travelers come upon the Stewart Creek stone-arch bridge in a bend of an unpaved section of Skyline...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rumors of copper riches hidden in the North Shore's streams and hillsides had excited the...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Franconia
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Le Sueur Theater
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Red Wing Iron Works
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Bend in the River Regional Park
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
The End of the Line in Currie
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Oxford Mill Ruin
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring Sandstone
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome To Dotson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hanover Bridge
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Little Falls Depot
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
District 48 School Near Delano
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Old Brewery In Preston
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Wasioja
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Little Marais Inn
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Moderne New Ulm Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome To Cobden
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
The Church of the Holy Cross
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Old Wadena
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Milford Monument
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Green Lake Mounds
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Exploring Ottawa
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Moving Old Hibbing
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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