William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Edwin H Hewitt was one of Minnesota’s most widely-known architects of the 20th century. Born in Red...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Apartments
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Greater Minnesota
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Several buildings were constructed on 30 acres of lakefront property in Two Harbors in the 1920s to...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Freemasons organized a lodge in Clearwater, Minnesota in 1858 that became known as Masonic...
Meyer School In St Augusta
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Church of the Holy Cross
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Duluth Homestead Project
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Franconia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Bend in the River Regional Park
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lost Highway 61
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome to Hanska
Little Falls Depot
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Green Lake Mounds
The Little Marais Inn
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
State Theater In Hutchinson
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Remembering Quadna Resort
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hanover Bridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome To Cobden
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Le Sueur Theater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
The Milford Monument
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Florence Town Hall
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Moderne New Ulm Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Moving Old Hibbing
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Welcome To Old Wadena
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Old Brewery In Preston
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The End of the Line in Currie
Endion Depot In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Oxford Mill Ruin
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring Sandstone
The Almelund Creamery
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Red Wing Iron Works
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
District 48 School Near Delano
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hollywood Town Hall
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Endion School In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Enter Marlon Brando
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Munger Terrace In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown