William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
It may have been luck that spared the Colonnade Hotel the same fate as so many other old downtown...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Townhomes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wilder Public Baths
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Landmark Center In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Apartments
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Pine Tree Lumber Company was established in Little Falls in 1890. Located on the banks of the...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Built in 1926, the New Ulm Company Service Station is the best remaining example in a series of...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Almelund Creamery
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
District 6 School in New Sweden
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Old School In Wolverton
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Sandstone
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
Florence Town Hall
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome To Cobden
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Almond White and the Motley Castle
District 48 School Near Delano
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Little Marais Inn
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Franconia
Historic Wasioja
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hanover Bridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
State Theater In Hutchinson
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Visiting Golden Gate
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Endion Depot In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The End of the Line in Currie
The Duluth Homestead Project
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome To Old Wadena
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Meyer School In St Augusta
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hollywood Town Hall
The Milford Monument
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
Finding The Past In Swatara
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Little Falls Depot
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
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 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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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