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
Women’s City Club In St Paul
One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Wilder Public Baths
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Robbinsdale Library
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Eight Days in May Protests
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Greater Minnesota
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
In 1929, the Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge was established in Lanesboro, Minnesota. Membership...
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bend in the River Regional Park is located on the former property of the Graves family. The...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lost Highway 61
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Franconia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Almelund Creamery
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hollywood Town Hall
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Duluth’s Incline Railway
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Red Wing Iron Works
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring Ottawa
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The End of the Line in Currie
Endion Depot In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Le Sueur Theater
Meyer School In St Augusta
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Wasioja
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
State Theater In Hutchinson
District 48 School Near Delano
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome To Old Wadena
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Taylor House In Le Sueur
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Old School In Wolverton
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Duluth Homestead Project
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome To Cobden
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Green Lake Mounds
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Oxford Mill Ruin
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Florence Town Hall
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Exploring Sandstone
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Welcome To Dotson
The Milford Monument
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Endion School In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Hanover Bridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Little Marais Inn
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac 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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
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