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
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
District #28 School in Ramsey
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Women’s City Club In St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Wilder Public Baths
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Robbinsdale Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Apartments
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Taylor House In Le Sueur
There are quite a few examples of the gorgeous Eastlake-style architecture in Minnesota, but this...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Vermont-native Almond A. White came to Minnesota after the Civil War and settled in Brainerd for a...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hanover Bridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Endion Depot In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome To Cobden
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The End of the Line in Currie
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hollywood Town Hall
Lost Highway 61
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Moderne New Ulm Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Le Sueur Theater
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Little Marais Inn
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Almelund Creamery
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Ruins of Sawyer School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Franconia
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Exploring Sandstone
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Little Falls Depot
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome To Dotson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Oxford Mill Ruin
Visiting Golden Gate
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Florence Town Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Red Wing Iron Works
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring Ottawa
Bend in the River Regional Park
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome to Hanska
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Duluth Homestead Project
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Moving Old Hibbing
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Old Brewery In Preston
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Milford Monument
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Enter Marlon Brando
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
Endion School In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Old School In Wolverton
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome To Old Wadena
Green Lake Mounds
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
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 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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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