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
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Apartments
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Eight Days in May Protests
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Robbinsdale Library
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
District #28 School in Ramsey
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Greater Minnesota
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Settled in 1854 by Pennsylvania native Benjamin Spencer, Spencer Brook was one of the first...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The New Englanders who settled in the St Croix Valley were drawn there because of the thick, wild...
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Old School In Wolverton
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Wasioja
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring Sandstone
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Old Brewery In Preston
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Moving Old Hibbing
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hollywood Town Hall
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Ottawa
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Meyer School In St Augusta
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome To Cobden
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Almond White and the Motley Castle
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Remembering Quadna Resort
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Red Wing Iron Works
Enter Marlon Brando
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Little Marais Inn
Visiting Golden Gate
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Franconia
Florence Town Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Munger Terrace In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Finding The Past In Swatara
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Welcome to Hanska
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Duluth Homestead Project
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The End of the Line in Currie
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Bend in the River Regional Park
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Almelund Creamery
Little Falls Depot
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lost Highway 61
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
District 48 School Near Delano
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Jordan Brewery Complex
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Green Lake Mounds
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Milford Monument
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
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...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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