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 Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Townhomes
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Eight Days in May Protests
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Wilder Public Baths
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
St Rose of Lima church was built in 1878. The church and its cemetery sit on over an acre of land...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Moving Old Hibbing
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
District 6 School in New Sweden
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Old Brewery In Preston
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Endion School In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Endion Depot In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Little Falls Depot
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
Welcome to Hanska
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome To Old Wadena
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lost Highway 61
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Red Wing Iron Works
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
State Theater In Hutchinson
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring Ottawa
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Little Marais Inn
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Old School In Wolverton
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Milford Monument
Bend in the River Regional Park
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Welcome To Dotson
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Franconia
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Green Lake Mounds
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The End of the Line in Currie
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hollywood Town Hall
District 48 School Near Delano
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Le Sueur Theater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Florence Town Hall
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Visiting Golden Gate
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
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?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...

