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
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Located in Robbinsdale, the international-style Terrace Theatre opened on May 23, 1951. At the...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Eight Days in May Protests
Robbinsdale Library
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Saint Paul Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
District #28 School in Ramsey
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Greater Minnesota
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
If you’ve been to the Mille Lacs area of Minnesota, there’s a good chance you’ve...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
In 1890, Ole Rosenthal and a friend were moving a cart across his property near the Minnesota River...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome To Dotson
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Remembering Quadna Resort
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Franconia
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome to Hanska
The Little Marais Inn
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Florence Town Hall
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Oxford Mill Ruin
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome To Old Wadena
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Endion Depot In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The End of the Line in Currie
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring Sandstone
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Almelund Creamery
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Old School In Wolverton
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hollywood Town Hall
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Little Falls Depot
District 48 School Near Delano
Red Wing Iron Works
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Finding The Past In Swatara
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Moderne New Ulm Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hanover Bridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Wasioja
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Ruins of Sawyer School
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Meyer School In St Augusta
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Moving Old Hibbing
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome To Cobden
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Endion School In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Visiting Golden Gate
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lost Highway 61
Old Brewery In Preston
Green Lake Mounds
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
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Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
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Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
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...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial 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