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
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium was the first medical hospital in Anoka, Minnesota. Dr. James F. Kline opened the...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
District #28 School in Ramsey
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Apartments
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gates of Stonebridge
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Saint Paul Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Swinford Townhomes
Greater Minnesota
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Minnesota Home School for Girls was established by the state legislature in 1907 as a...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Jordan Brewery Complex
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
District 6 School in New Sweden
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Milford Monument
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Finding The Past In Swatara
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lost Highway 61
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Visiting Golden Gate
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hanover Bridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Franconia
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Old School In Wolverton
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome to Hanska
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Sandstone
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Almelund Creamery
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Old Wadena
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Old Brewery In Preston
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Oxford Mill Ruin
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Remembering Quadna Resort
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome To Dotson
Florence Town Hall
Little Falls Depot
Exploring Ottawa
The Church of the Holy Cross
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Cobden
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hollywood Town Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The End of the Line in Currie
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Enter Marlon Brando
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Le Sueur Theater
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
State Theater In Hutchinson
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
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...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
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...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
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