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...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Robbinsdale Library
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Apartments
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gates of Stonebridge
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Greater Minnesota
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Adolph Biermann house in Rochester is the oldest documented structure in the Mayowood Historic...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Arthur Orr was a 286’ steel package freighter built by the Chicago Ship Building Company. She...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome To Cobden
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The End of the Line in Currie
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Enter Marlon Brando
Red Wing Iron Works
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Meyer School In St Augusta
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Old Brewery In Preston
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hanover Bridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lost Highway 61
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Ruins of Sawyer School
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
State Theater In Hutchinson
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring Ottawa
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Moving Old Hibbing
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Little Marais Inn
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Almelund Creamery
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Florence Town Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Little Falls Depot
Visiting Golden Gate
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Remembering Quadna Resort
Finding The Past In Swatara
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Franconia
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Green Lake Mounds
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hollywood Town Hall
District 6 School in New Sweden
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Historic Wasioja
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
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?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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