William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
George H. Christian was a manager at the Washburn-Crosby Company in Minneapolis who worked out a...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Wilder Public Baths
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Landmark Center In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Townhomes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State Hospital
In 1873, the State of Minnesota was looking for a way to house an increasingly problematic group of...
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Oxford Mill was located on the bank of the Little Cannon River near Cannon Falls. When the mill...
Endion School In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Little Falls Depot
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lincoln Park In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Church of the Holy Cross
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Le Sueur Theater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Little Marais Inn
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hanover Bridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Ruins of Sawyer School
Enter Marlon Brando
The Milford Monument
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Exploring Ottawa
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome to Hanska
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Old School In Wolverton
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Moving Old Hibbing
Florence Town Hall
Welcome To Old Wadena
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Wasioja
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lost Highway 61
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Finding The Past In Swatara
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Duluth Homestead Project
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Visiting Golden Gate
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hollywood Town Hall
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Endion Depot In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Green Lake Mounds
Red Wing Iron Works
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia 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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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