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
District #28 School in Ramsey
The District #28 School was constructed in Ramsey in 1892 to replace a smaller, wood frame school...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Robbinsdale Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Gates of Stonebridge
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Landmark Center In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The original village hall in Waverly was built in 1893. The two-story, brick and stone building sat...
Welcome To Dotson
Finding the ghost town of Dotson, Minnesota, wasn’t easy. I was going off of second-hand...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Exploring Sandstone
Hollywood Town Hall
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hanover Bridge
Oxford Mill Ruin
Visiting Golden Gate
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Red Wing Iron Works
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Meyer School In St Augusta
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Jordan Brewery Complex
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Wasioja
Welcome To Cobden
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Little Falls Depot
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Enter Marlon Brando
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Franconia
The End of the Line in Currie
Florence Town Hall
The Old School In Wolverton
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Endion School In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Little Marais Inn
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Moderne New Ulm Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Milford Monument
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring Ottawa
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Welcome To Old Wadena
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Almelund Creamery
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome to Hanska
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Le Sueur Theater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Endion Depot In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
District 48 School Near Delano
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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