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
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of Minneapolis
In an age before women had the right to vote, Elizabeth C. Quinlan was a natural entrepreneur who...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wilder Public Baths
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
District #28 School in Ramsey
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Beaver Bay is the oldest white settlement along the North Shore of Lake Superior. It was...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swatara, Minnesota, started out as a logging town when several logging companies moved into the...
Remembering Quadna Resort
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Little Falls Depot
District 48 School Near Delano
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Duluth Homestead Project
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Florence Town Hall
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hollywood Town Hall
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Franconia
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Red Wing Iron Works
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Endion Depot In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Bend in the River Regional Park
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Almelund Creamery
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
Green Lake Mounds
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Jordan Brewery Complex
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Visiting Golden Gate
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Little Marais Inn
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Church of the Holy Cross
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome To Cobden
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Old School In Wolverton
The Milford Monument
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hanover Bridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Enter Marlon Brando
District 6 School in New Sweden
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Endion School In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
State Theater In Hutchinson
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Historic Wasioja
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lost Highway 61
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Exploring Ottawa
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Old Brewery In Preston
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome To Dotson
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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