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
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
District #28 School in Ramsey
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Apartments
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Saint Paul Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Greater Minnesota
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
In 1929, the Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge was established in Lanesboro, Minnesota. Membership...
Little Falls Depot
Construction started on the railroad depot in Little Falls in 1899. It was designed by Cass Gilbert...
Historic Franconia
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Randall Cooperative Creamery
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Le Sueur Theater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome To Cobden
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bend in the River Regional Park
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Almelund Creamery
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Florence Town Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome to Hanska
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Oxford Mill Ruin
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Church of the Holy Cross
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Milford Monument
Meyer School In St Augusta
Visiting Golden Gate
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hollywood Town Hall
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Wasioja
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Sandstone
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Old Brewery In Preston
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Duluth Homestead Project
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Finding The Past In Swatara
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Ruins of Sawyer School
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
State Theater In Hutchinson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Old School In Wolverton
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Red Wing Iron Works
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
District 48 School Near Delano
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring Ottawa
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The End of the Line in Currie
The Little Marais Inn
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lost Highway 61
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
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...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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