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
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The first branch library in the Minneapolis Public Library system was built in 1893-1894 and is one...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Landmark Center In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Robbinsdale Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Historic Franconia
Franconia was organized in October 1858, just eight months after Ansell Smith recorded the first...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Churchill Methodist Church is located in present-day Brookfield Township, Minnesota. The...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Le Sueur Theater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Almelund Creamery
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Little Marais Inn
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Ruins of Sawyer School
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Finding The Past In Swatara
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome to Hanska
The End of the Line in Currie
Oxford Mill Ruin
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Wasioja
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Moderne New Ulm Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lost Highway 61
Endion Depot In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
District 48 School Near Delano
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Old School In Wolverton
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Sandstone
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Milford Monument
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Moving Old Hibbing
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome To Dotson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Jordan Brewery Complex
Old Brewery In Preston
Little Falls Depot
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Old Wadena
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Church of the Holy Cross
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome To Cobden
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
District 6 School in New Sweden
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Remembering Quadna Resort
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Enter Marlon Brando
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hanover Bridge
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Red Wing Iron Works
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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