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 Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Eight Days in May Protests
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Robbinsdale Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
In 1909, just eight years after this school was built in Sandstone, lightning struck. Sadly, the...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome to one of the most awe-inspiring buildings in Minnesota. It’s big. It’s...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Daniel Piper House in Medford
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome To Cobden
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
District 6 School in New Sweden
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lost Highway 61
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome To Old Wadena
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Old School In Wolverton
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Dotson
Florence Town Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Franconia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Church of the Holy Cross
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome to Hanska
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Visiting Golden Gate
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Almelund Creamery
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Jordan Brewery Complex
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Endion School In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Moving Old Hibbing
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Enter Marlon Brando
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring Ottawa
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Little Falls Depot
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Milford Monument
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Duluth Homestead Project
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Moderne New Ulm Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Wasioja
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Remembering Quadna Resort
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Sandstone
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
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