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
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Saint Paul Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Apartments
Wilder Public Baths
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gates of Stonebridge
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Eight Days in May Protests
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Florence Town Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Duluth Homestead Project
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome To Dotson
Moving Old Hibbing
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Jordan Brewery Complex
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome to Hanska
Enter Marlon Brando
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Almond White and the Motley Castle
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Endion School In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Old Wadena
Old Brewery In Preston
The Milford Monument
Exploring Ottawa
Taylor House In Le Sueur
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Little Marais Inn
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The End of the Line in Currie
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lost Highway 61
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
The Le Sueur Theater
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Red Wing Iron Works
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Wasioja
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hanover Bridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Visiting Golden Gate
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Old School In Wolverton
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Franconia
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hollywood Town Hall
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Little Falls Depot
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
State Theater In Hutchinson
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Meyer School In St Augusta
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Endion Depot In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Oxford Mill Ruin
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
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 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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
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