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
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Calling all St Paul history buffs! I have spent way too long researching this little piece of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wilder Public Baths
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Apartments
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Robbinsdale Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
District #28 School in Ramsey
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Greater Minnesota
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Vermont-native Almond A. White came to Minnesota after the Civil War and settled in Brainerd for a...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
St Rose of Lima church was built in 1878. The church and its cemetery sit on over an acre of land...
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring Ottawa
The Little Marais Inn
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hanover Bridge
District 48 School Near Delano
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Ruins of Sawyer School
Old Brewery In Preston
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
Visiting Golden Gate
Jordan Brewery Complex
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Florence Town Hall
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Little Falls Depot
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Duluth Homestead Project
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Old School In Wolverton
Enter Marlon Brando
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The New Ulm Company Service Station
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Red Wing Iron Works
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Le Sueur Theater
Hollywood Town Hall
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Moderne New Ulm Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Endion School In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Taylor House In Le Sueur
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Dotson
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Almelund Creamery
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Wasioja
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Church of the Holy Cross
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The End of the Line in Currie
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Milford Monument
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Sandstone
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
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...
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...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of 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