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
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Calling all St Paul history buffs! I have spent way too long researching this little piece of...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
District #28 School in Ramsey
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gates of Stonebridge
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s Town
When Samuel Pandolfo arrived in St. Cloud in 1917, he dreamed of building an automobile empire that...
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bend in the River Regional Park is located on the former property of the Graves family. The...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Meyer School In St Augusta
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Little Falls Depot
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
Old Brewery In Preston
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Enter Marlon Brando
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Le Sueur Theater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Wasioja
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lost Highway 61
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Welcome To Cobden
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Moving Old Hibbing
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Duluth Homestead Project
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome to Hanska
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Milford Monument
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring Ottawa
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hanover Bridge
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome To Dotson
The Church of the Holy Cross
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Little Marais Inn
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Oxford Mill Ruin
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Ruins of Sawyer School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome To Old Wadena
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Jordan Brewery Complex
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Franconia
Red Wing Iron Works
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Old School In Wolverton
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hollywood Town Hall
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Visiting Golden Gate
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Endion School In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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