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
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Swinford Townhomes
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Womanโs Club of Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Parkโs Glass Castles
Wilder Public Baths
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
St. Agathaโs Conservatory of Music and Art
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Greater Minnesota
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Lincoln Branch of the Duluth Public Library opened in 1917 thanks to $30,000 from Andrew...
Hollywood Town Hall
The Carver County District Number 76 School was built in 1906 and opened for classes in the fall of...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Old Brewery In Preston
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring Sandstone
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
District 48 School Near Delano
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Moving Old Hibbing
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Endion School In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Enter Marlon Brando
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Little Falls Depot
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Joseph R. Brownโs Little Castle on the Prairie
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Welcome to Hanska
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Exploring Ottawa
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Green Lake Mounds
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Red Wing Iron Works
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome To Dotson
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Franconia
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome To Cobden
Remembering Quadna Resort
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Munger Terrace In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Milford Monument
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Bend in the River Regional Park
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Duluth Homestead Project
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hanover Bridge
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Le Sueur Theater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Little Marais Inn
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swensonโs General Store in Norseland
Visiting Golden Gate
Finding The Past In Swatara
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lost Highway 61
District 6 School in New Sweden
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindstrรถm
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesotaโs 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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...

