William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance Building In...
The Germania Life Insurance Building was built in 1889 at Fourth Street and Minnesota in downtown...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wilder Public Baths
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Landmark Center In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Swinford Apartments
Robbinsdale Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gates of Stonebridge
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Old Brewery In Preston
The Preston Brewery sits at the base of a bluff along the Root River, a site known for its scenic...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Red Wing Iron Works
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Little Marais Inn
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Moving Old Hibbing
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Oxford Mill Ruin
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Almelund Creamery
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lincoln Park In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The End of the Line in Currie
Jordan Brewery Complex
Meyer School In St Augusta
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Visiting Golden Gate
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Duluth Homestead Project
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Wasioja
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring Ottawa
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome To Dotson
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring Sandstone
Little Falls Depot
Ruins of Sawyer School
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The New Ulm Company Service Station
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Enter Marlon Brando
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hollywood Town Hall
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Le Sueur Theater
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion Depot In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Lost Highway 61
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Green Lake Mounds
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Welcome To Cobden
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Franconia
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
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...

