William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
On March 22, 1836, Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark married Lieutenant Horatio Phillips Van Cleve a few...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Townhomes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Saint Paul Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Eight Days in May Protests
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Robbinsdale Library
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Chisago County State Bank was built in Center City in 1915. In August 1925, more than 60...
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ness Congregation was originally organized as the Norwegian Evangelical St. Johannes...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Oxford Mill Ruin
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Finding The Past In Swatara
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Enter Marlon Brando
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Old Brewery In Preston
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Duluth Homestead Project
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Little Falls Depot
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Milford Monument
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hanover Bridge
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Jordan Brewery Complex
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Cobden
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Old Wadena
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Moderne New Ulm Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Wasioja
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Almelund Creamery
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Little Marais Inn
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome to Hanska
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Old School In Wolverton
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The End of the Line in Currie
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Moving Old Hibbing
Lost Highway 61
Exploring Sandstone
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hollywood Town Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Green Lake Mounds
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Church of the Holy Cross
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Franconia
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Florence Town Hall
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Red Wing Iron Works
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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