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...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wilder Public Baths
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Swinford Apartments
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Robbinsdale Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Greater Minnesota
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The George and Charlotte Crosby house is located just a few blocks east of downtown Duluth...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring Ottawa
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
Bend in the River Regional Park
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Endion Depot In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Moving Old Hibbing
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Dotson
Enter Marlon Brando
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Old School In Wolverton
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Remembering Quadna Resort
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The End of the Line in Currie
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Moderne New Ulm Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Ruins of Sawyer School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lost Highway 61
Hanover Bridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Church of the Holy Cross
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Duluth Homestead Project
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Little Falls Depot
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Meyer School In St Augusta
Visiting Golden Gate
Oxford Mill Ruin
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Florence Town Hall
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Old Brewery In Preston
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Cobden
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Milford Monument
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome to Hanska
Taylor House In Le Sueur
District 48 School Near Delano
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Green Lake Mounds
The Le Sueur Theater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
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...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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