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
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
It may have been luck that spared the Colonnade Hotel the same fate as so many other old downtown...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Landmark Center In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Robbinsdale Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
District 48 School Near Delano
It really hurts to see this old schoolhouse so neglected 😟 The Franklin Township (Minnesota)...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
This gorgeous Second Empire style home in Hastings was built for William Thompson in 1880. Thompson...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hanover Bridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome to Hanska
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Moderne New Ulm Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Duluth Homestead Project
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Visiting Golden Gate
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Finding The Past In Swatara
Remembering Quadna Resort
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Enter Marlon Brando
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hollywood Town Hall
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Red Wing Iron Works
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Little Falls Depot
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
State Theater In Hutchinson
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Old School In Wolverton
The Milford Monument
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Ruins of Sawyer School
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The End of the Line in Currie
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Ottawa
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Almelund Creamery
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome To Dotson
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Endion School In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Meyer School In St Augusta
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Franconia
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Green Lake Mounds
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lost Highway 61
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Florence Town Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Jordan Brewery Complex
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Cobden
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Le Sueur Theater
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
S.S. Meteor In 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