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 Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
George H. Christian was a manager at the Washburn-Crosby Company in Minneapolis who worked out a...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Saint Paul Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Townhomes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Robbinsdale Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gates of Stonebridge
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wilder Public Baths
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Scottish immigrant James G Craigie settled in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, along with his wife...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Oxford Mill Ruin
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hollywood Town Hall
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome to Hanska
Almond White and the Motley Castle
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Moderne New Ulm Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Almelund Creamery
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
State Theater In Hutchinson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring Ottawa
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Duluth Homestead Project
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Dotson
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The End of the Line in Currie
Randall Cooperative Creamery
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Le Sueur Theater
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Little Falls Depot
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hanover Bridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Wandering Around The Toimi School
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Welcome To Old Wadena
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Remembering Quadna Resort
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Red Wing Iron Works
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Franconia
Bend in the River Regional Park
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Green Lake Mounds
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Florence Town Hall
Welcome To Cobden
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lost Highway 61
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
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...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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