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
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
George H. Christian was a manager at the Washburn-Crosby Company in Minneapolis who worked out a...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Landmark Center In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Apartments
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Wilder Public Baths
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
If you’ve been to the Mille Lacs area of Minnesota, there’s a good chance you’ve...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Remembering Quadna Resort
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Wasioja
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Jordan Brewery Complex
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lost Highway 61
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Moving Old Hibbing
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Almelund Creamery
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hollywood Town Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Le Sueur Theater
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Endion Depot In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring Ottawa
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Little Marais Inn
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Finding The Past In Swatara
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Endion School In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
Welcome To Cobden
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hanover Bridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Old Brewery In Preston
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
State Theater In Hutchinson
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Moderne New Ulm Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The End of the Line in Currie
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Old School In Wolverton
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Milford Monument
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Franconia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Duluth Homestead Project
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Bend in the River Regional Park
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Florence Town Hall
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
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...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
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...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
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