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 Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wilder Public Baths
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Swinford Townhomes
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Swinford Apartments
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Robbinsdale Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Greater Minnesota
Endion School In Duluth
The Endion School in Duluth, Minnesota, was built in 1890. The architect who designed the three...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Built in 1898, the West Riverside School was originally known as District #38 School. Isanti County...
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Little Falls Depot
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lost Highway 61
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Ruins of Sawyer School
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring Sandstone
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Little Marais Inn
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
State Theater In Hutchinson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Finding The Past In Swatara
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Almelund Creamery
Hanover Bridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Old School In Wolverton
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Moving Old Hibbing
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
District 6 School in New Sweden
Welcome To Cobden
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The End of the Line in Currie
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hollywood Town Hall
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Daniel Piper House in Medford
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Visiting Golden Gate
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Moderne New Ulm Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Florence Town Hall
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Franconia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Welcome To Old Wadena
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Ottawa
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Le Sueur Theater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Enter Marlon Brando
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Red Wing Iron Works
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Wasioja
Green Lake Mounds
The Duluth Homestead Project
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome to Hanska
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome To Dotson
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
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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 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 Pierre Bottineau?
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Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
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Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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