William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Women’s City Club In St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Robbinsdale Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Wilder Public Baths
District #28 School in Ramsey
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Townhomes
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sometimes there isn’t much to look at when I’m out exploring and driving from place to...
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring Sandstone
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Randall Cooperative Creamery
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome To Dotson
Welcome To Old Wadena
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Remembering Quadna Resort
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Visiting Golden Gate
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Green Lake Mounds
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Old Brewery In Preston
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Red Wing Iron Works
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Florence Town Hall
Little Falls Depot
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hanover Bridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome to Hanska
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Meyer School In St Augusta
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
The Old School In Wolverton
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
District 48 School Near Delano
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Bend in the River Regional Park
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Enter Marlon Brando
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Wandering Around The Toimi School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Moderne New Ulm Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Exploring Ottawa
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Le Sueur Theater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Little Marais Inn
Ruins of Sawyer School
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
District 6 School in New Sweden
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome To Cobden
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Franconia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Almelund Creamery
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Moving Old Hibbing
State Theater In Hutchinson
Dead Good Walks
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...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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