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 Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis was constructed between 1891 and 1893. It was...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Robbinsdale Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Eight Days in May Protests
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gates of Stonebridge
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wilder Public Baths
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Greater Minnesota
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
For several years, Tenney held the distinction of being Minnesota’s smallest town. The 2010 census...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Although the local resort industry near Detroit Lakes stretches back to the 1870s, it wasn’t until...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Munger Terrace In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Old Brewery In Preston
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Bend in the River Regional Park
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Enter Marlon Brando
Green Lake Mounds
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Ottawa
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Franconia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Remembering Quadna Resort
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Wasioja
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Oxford Mill Ruin
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 48 School Near Delano
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lincoln Park In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Little Falls Depot
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
State Theater In Hutchinson
Moderne New Ulm Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Milford Monument
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Le Sueur Theater
Welcome To Cobden
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Church of the Holy Cross
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Sandstone
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lost Highway 61
Welcome To Dotson
The Little Marais Inn
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Visiting Golden Gate
The Almelund Creamery
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The End of the Line in Currie
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
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...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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