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