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 Eight Days in May Protests
For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gates of Stonebridge
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Robbinsdale Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
District #28 School in Ramsey
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge (Svenska Mission Kyrka i Sodre Maple Ridge)...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Orpheum Theater in Duluth, Minnesota, was built on the old Temple Opera House site. The opera...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring Sandstone
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Milford Monument
Exploring Ottawa
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lost Highway 61
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Green Lake Mounds
Red Wing Iron Works
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Almelund Creamery
Little Falls Depot
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome to Hanska
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Old Brewery In Preston
Finding The Past In Swatara
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Remembering Quadna Resort
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome To Cobden
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Florence Town Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
District 6 School in New Sweden
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Meyer School In St Augusta
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Ruins of Sawyer School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Old School In Wolverton
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Franconia
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
Moving Old Hibbing
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Moderne New Ulm Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hanover Bridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Church of the Holy Cross
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome To Old Wadena
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hollywood Town Hall
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Enter Marlon Brando
Endion School In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The End of the Line in Currie
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
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?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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