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
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Landmark Center In St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Swinford Apartments
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Townhomes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gates of Stonebridge
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Greater Minnesota
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Although the local resort industry near Detroit Lakes stretches back to the 1870s, it wasn’t until...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
George Neuwirth operated a popular bowling alley and bar throughout the 1930s and 1940s in New Ulm...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Almelund Creamery
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Meyer School In St Augusta
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome To Old Wadena
Moving Old Hibbing
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
The End of the Line in Currie
The Church of the Holy Cross
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Finding The Past In Swatara
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring Ottawa
Florence Town Hall
Historic Franconia
Randall Cooperative Creamery
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Red Wing Iron Works
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hollywood Town Hall
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Welcome To Dotson
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lost Highway 61
Visiting Golden Gate
The Little Marais Inn
District 48 School Near Delano
Welcome To Cobden
Remembering Quadna Resort
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome to Hanska
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Oxford Mill Ruin
Endion School In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Old School In Wolverton
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Wasioja
Green Lake Mounds
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
State Theater In Hutchinson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Little Falls Depot
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Bend in the River Regional Park
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Exploring Sandstone
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Milford Monument
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Old Brewery In Preston
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Enter Marlon Brando
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Ruins of Sawyer School
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Dead Good Walks
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
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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