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
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis was one of the rare mills in the city that had four finished...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Eight Days in May Protests
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Apartments
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Robbinsdale Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Greater Minnesota
The Old School In Wolverton
When Miller’s Station was established in 1878, the small trading post town was a steamboat stop...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
By the end of the 19th century, dairy was quickly out-pacing wheat as the top agricultural...
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring Sandstone
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Bend in the River Regional Park
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome to Hanska
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Moving Old Hibbing
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Almelund Creamery
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Wasioja
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Endion Depot In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Endion School In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Oxford Mill Ruin
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Almond White and the Motley Castle
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Red Wing Iron Works
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Franconia
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Le Sueur Theater
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Visiting Golden Gate
Moderne New Ulm Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
District 48 School Near Delano
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Remembering Quadna Resort
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Church of the Holy Cross
Florence Town Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Ottawa
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lost Highway 61
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Ruins of Sawyer School
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
State Theater In Hutchinson
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome To Cobden
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
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...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
Article Archive
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