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
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Swinford Townhomes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
District #28 School in Ramsey
Greater Minnesota
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The District Number 50 school in Essig, Minnesota, opened in 1912. Children attend this one-room...
Enter Marlon Brando
Founded in 1858, Shattuck Military Academy in Faribault was one of the oldest and most respected...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Endion School In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Milford Monument
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Old Brewery In Preston
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The End of the Line in Currie
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Franconia
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Welcome To Cobden
State Theater In Hutchinson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Green Lake Mounds
Little Falls Depot
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Old School In Wolverton
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Florence Town Hall
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Meyer School In St Augusta
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome To Dotson
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Little Marais Inn
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Remembering Quadna Resort
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lost Highway 61
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Wasioja
Exploring Sandstone
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Oxford Mill Ruin
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Le Sueur Theater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
District 48 School Near Delano
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hollywood Town Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Jordan Brewery Complex
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Moving Old Hibbing
The Duluth Homestead Project
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Finding The Past In Swatara
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome To Old Wadena
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Red Wing Iron Works
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
District 6 School in New Sweden
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome to Hanska
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
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