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 Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
District #28 School in Ramsey
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Apartments
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wilder Public Baths
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Greater Minnesota
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
William J Mayo was the older of the two Mayo brothers who, along with five partners, founded the...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
If you travel north on Highway 64 through central Minnesota, you will likely pass through Akeley...
The Old School In Wolverton
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
District 6 School in New Sweden
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Moving Old Hibbing
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Brewery In Preston
Hollywood Town Hall
The End of the Line in Currie
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Little Marais Inn
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring Ottawa
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Church of the Holy Cross
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome To Dotson
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Green Lake Mounds
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hanover Bridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Enter Marlon Brando
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Le Sueur Theater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Franconia
Exploring Sandstone
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Wasioja
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Daniel Piper House in Medford
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Milford Monument
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lost Highway 61
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Duluth Homestead Project
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Florence Town Hall
Welcome To Cobden
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome to Hanska
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Welcome To Old Wadena
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Red Wing Iron Works
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Little Falls Depot
Bend in the River Regional Park
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Visiting Golden Gate
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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