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 Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wilder Public Baths
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Robbinsdale Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The West Bridge in Madelia, Minnesota, was built in 1908. It is the earliest remaining example of a...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Old School In Wolverton
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome To Dotson
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Ottawa
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Endion School In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Le Sueur Theater
Jordan Brewery Complex
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Milford Monument
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Daniel Piper House in Medford
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hollywood Town Hall
District 6 School in New Sweden
Oxford Mill Ruin
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Franconia
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Almelund Creamery
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hanover Bridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome to Hanska
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Duluth Homestead Project
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Finding The Past In Swatara
Enter Marlon Brando
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Moderne New Ulm Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Little Falls Depot
The End of the Line in Currie
Green Lake Mounds
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring Sandstone
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
District 48 School Near Delano
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lost Highway 61
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
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
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown