All of Theodore and Louise Hamm’s children stayed close to their family home and business. Most...
Twin Cities Area
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Robbinsdale Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Wilder Public Baths
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Greater Minnesota
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Free Public Library in Hutchinson, Minnesota, was first organized in 1874 by early settlers of...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Welcome To Cobden
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Old School In Wolverton
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
State Theater In Hutchinson
Green Lake Mounds
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Franconia
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome To Old Wadena
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Dotson
The End of the Line in Currie
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring Ottawa
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Duluth Homestead Project
Visiting Golden Gate
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lost Highway 61
Moderne New Ulm Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Sandstone
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
District 6 School in New Sweden
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Almelund Creamery
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
District 48 School Near Delano
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Little Marais Inn
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Wasioja
Bend in the River Regional Park
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Florence Town Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome to Hanska
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Moving Old Hibbing
Endion School In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hanover Bridge
Enter Marlon Brando
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Little Falls Depot
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Old Brewery In Preston
The Le Sueur Theater
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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