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 Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Eight Days in May Protests
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Landmark Center In St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Robbinsdale Library
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Greater Minnesota
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Settled in 1854 by Pennsylvania native Benjamin Spencer, Spencer Brook was one of the first...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Built in 1898, the West Riverside School was originally known as District #38 School. Isanti County...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Florence Town Hall
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Almelund Creamery
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Visiting Golden Gate
Green Lake Mounds
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Oxford Mill Ruin
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Little Marais Inn
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Duluth Homestead Project
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Little Falls Depot
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Old School In Wolverton
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Old Brewery In Preston
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Le Sueur Theater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Sandstone
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
District 6 School in New Sweden
The End of the Line in Currie
Red Wing Iron Works
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Wasioja
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lost Highway 61
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District 48 School Near Delano
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Franconia
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Ottawa
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
State Theater In Hutchinson
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
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...
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
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