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...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Robbinsdale Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Wilder Public Baths
Landmark Center In St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Scottish immigrant James G Craigie settled in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, along with his wife...
District 6 School in New Sweden
The District 6 school in New Sweden Township stands in a field surrounded by tall stalks of corn in...
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Le Sueur Theater
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hanover Bridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Red Wing Iron Works
Hollywood Town Hall
State Theater In Hutchinson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Milford Monument
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Old School In Wolverton
Munger Terrace In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Moving Old Hibbing
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Moderne New Ulm Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Jordan Brewery Complex
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
District 48 School Near Delano
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Old Brewery In Preston
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Green Lake Mounds
Lost Highway 61
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Oxford Mill Ruin
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Ruins of Sawyer School
Endion School In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome To Cobden
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Meyer School In St Augusta
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring Sandstone
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome to Hanska
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Franconia
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Little Marais Inn
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Church of the Holy Cross
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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