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
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Apartments
Wilder Public Baths
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Swinford Townhomes
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
This old stone chapel was built at the Sunrise Funeral Home and Cemetery in 1949. Located in...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Meyer School In St Augusta
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hanover Bridge
Green Lake Mounds
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Le Sueur Theater
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Dotson
Lost Highway 61
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Jordan Brewery Complex
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Wasioja
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Church of the Holy Cross
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring Ottawa
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Milford Monument
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Little Falls Depot
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
District 48 School Near Delano
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hollywood Town Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Exploring Sandstone
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Little Marais Inn
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Red Wing Iron Works
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Endion Depot In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Endion School In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Ruins of Sawyer School
Florence Town Hall
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Moving Old Hibbing
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome To Cobden
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Franconia
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Remembering Quadna Resort
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Enter Marlon Brando
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Old School In Wolverton
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Dead Good Walks
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
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...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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