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 Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis was founded in January 1897. The church...
The Swinford Townhomes
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Apartments
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
District #28 School in Ramsey
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Gates of Stonebridge
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Robbinsdale Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Chisago County State Bank was built in Center City in 1915. In August 1925, more than 60...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Beaver Bay is the oldest white settlement along the North Shore of Lake Superior. It was...
The Milford Monument
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Little Marais Inn
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Moderne New Ulm Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
The End of the Line in Currie
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome To Cobden
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lost Highway 61
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
District 48 School Near Delano
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Little Falls Depot
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Florence Town Hall
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Wasioja
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Endion Depot In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Dotson
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Franconia
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hollywood Town Hall
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Moving Old Hibbing
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Jordan Brewery Complex
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome To Old Wadena
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Almelund Creamery
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Duluth Homestead Project
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Enter Marlon Brando
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Ottawa
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Old Brewery In Preston
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Ruins of Sawyer School
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
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Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
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Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
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Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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