All of Theodore and Louise Hamm’s children stayed close to their family home and business. Most...
Twin Cities Area
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Robbinsdale Library
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Saint Paul Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
District #28 School in Ramsey
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wilder Public Baths
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Landmark Center In St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Swinford Apartments
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Meyer School In St Augusta
The original District 35 (Meyer) school was a log structure built around 1868. As the population of...
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Munger Terrace In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Jordan Brewery Complex
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Little Falls Depot
Remembering Quadna Resort
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Enter Marlon Brando
Lost Highway 61
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Franconia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome to Hanska
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The End of the Line in Currie
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Florence Town Hall
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Ruins of Sawyer School
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hollywood Town Hall
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Red Wing Iron Works
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Moving Old Hibbing
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Old School In Wolverton
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Church of the Holy Cross
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Milford Monument
Finding The Past In Swatara
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Visiting Golden Gate
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Almelund Creamery
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
State Theater In Hutchinson
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hanover Bridge
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Dotson
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring Ottawa
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Endion School In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Oxford Mill Ruin
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Wasioja
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring Sandstone
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
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
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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