Minnesota was the new frontier in the 1800's. Lots of people made big fortunes in lumber, rail travel, publishing and shipping here. We are fortunate that many of these successful business men built large and ornate mansions to advertise their success and impress their friends. Even better, many of them left their grand mansions to organizations to turn into museums! Their generosity is now this Twin Cities Home Stagers joy. Today I am going with a friend to the American Swedish Institute. The museum is housed in a beautiful castle like mansion located in Minneapolis. The (2 comments)