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
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg and his wife Dora were the owners of a jewelry store in downtown Minneapolis in the...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Robbinsdale Library
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
District #28 School in Ramsey
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Greater Minnesota
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
As construction workers were excavating a roadway along the eastern shore of Prairie Lake near...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ok, stick with me here. Can you remember how your elementary school smelled? I can. Vividly. A hint...
Historic Franconia
Enter Marlon Brando
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Florence Town Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Remembering Quadna Resort
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Old School In Wolverton
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Endion School In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Old Wadena
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The New Ulm Company Service Station
District 6 School in New Sweden
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The End of the Line in Currie
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Sandstone
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome to Hanska
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Finding The Past In Swatara
Welcome To Dotson
Old Brewery In Preston
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
District 48 School Near Delano
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Oxford Mill Ruin
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hanover Bridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome To Cobden
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Milford Monument
Ruins of Sawyer School
Moderne New Ulm Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Almelund Creamery
Hollywood Town Hall
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Le Sueur Theater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Wasioja
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring Ottawa
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Moving Old Hibbing
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Duluth Homestead Project
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
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...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
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