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
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
This beauty was built in 1914 and is St Paul’s largest Prairie Style house at just under 3,000...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Swinford Apartments
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Eight Days in May Protests
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Historic Wasioja
Wasioja, Minnesota, was a thriving community in the 1850s and 1860s. The village was settled in...
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Oxford Mill was located on the bank of the Little Cannon River near Cannon Falls. When the mill...
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Green Lake Mounds
Visiting Golden Gate
Duluth’s Incline Railway
District 48 School Near Delano
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
District 6 School in New Sweden
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Welcome to Hanska
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome To Dotson
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Duluth Homestead Project
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring Sandstone
Moving Old Hibbing
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Old School In Wolverton
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Endion School In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Le Sueur Theater
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Jordan Brewery Complex
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Little Falls Depot
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Meyer School In St Augusta
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lost Highway 61
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Little Marais Inn
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Red Wing Iron Works
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bend in the River Regional Park
The End of the Line in Currie
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome To Old Wadena
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Endion Depot In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Moderne New Ulm Library
Florence Town Hall
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Finding The Past In Swatara
State Theater In Hutchinson
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Ruins of Sawyer School
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Milford Monument
Hanover Bridge
Hollywood Town Hall
Exploring Ottawa
Enter Marlon Brando
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township 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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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