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