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...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Apartments
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sometimes there isn’t much to look at when I’m out exploring and driving from place to...
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome to Hanska
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Little Falls Depot
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hollywood Town Hall
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Church of the Holy Cross
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Welcome To Dotson
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Almelund Creamery
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome To Cobden
Endion Depot In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Old Brewery In Preston
Florence Town Hall
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Little Marais Inn
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Moving Old Hibbing
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hanover Bridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
District 6 School in New Sweden
The End of the Line in Currie
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Green Lake Mounds
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
Historic Franconia
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Welcome To Old Wadena
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Visiting Golden Gate
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Finding The Past In Swatara
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Milford Monument
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Oxford Mill Ruin
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Duluth’s Incline Railway
State Theater In Hutchinson
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Wasioja
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Enter Marlon Brando
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Moderne New Ulm Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Exploring Ottawa
Jordan Brewery Complex
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Red Wing Iron Works
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
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...
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...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial 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