William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
The Swinford Apartments
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Landmark Center In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Robbinsdale Library
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Eight Days in May Protests
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Townhomes
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Greater Minnesota
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Arthur Orr was a 286’ steel package freighter built by the Chicago Ship Building Company. She...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Built in 1926, the New Ulm Company Service Station is the best remaining example in a series of...
Endion Depot In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hanover Bridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Oxford Mill Ruin
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Enter Marlon Brando
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
District 48 School Near Delano
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Green Lake Mounds
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Old School In Wolverton
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome To Cobden
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Florence Town Hall
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring Ottawa
The Le Sueur Theater
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Franconia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Little Falls Depot
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Red Wing Iron Works
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Little Marais Inn
The End of the Line in Currie
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Bend in the River Regional Park
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Visiting Golden Gate
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lost Highway 61
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Wasioja
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hollywood Town Hall
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring Sandstone
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Church of the Holy Cross
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Meyer School In St Augusta
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome to Hanska
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
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
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
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