William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Calling all St Paul history buffs! I have spent way too long researching this little piece of...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Eight Days in May Protests
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
Robbinsdale Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The original village hall in Waverly was built in 1893. The two-story, brick and stone building sat...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two weeks after the James–Younger Gang raided Northfield the gang appeared at the farm of Ole...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Franconia
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome To Dotson
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
The End of the Line in Currie
The Milford Monument
Moving Old Hibbing
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Red Wing Iron Works
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Exploring Ottawa
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Jordan Brewery Complex
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Florence Town Hall
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
District 48 School Near Delano
The Duluth Homestead Project
Welcome to Hanska
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Almelund Creamery
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Oxford Mill Ruin
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Old School In Wolverton
Hanover Bridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Little Falls Depot
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Old Brewery In Preston
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Green Lake Mounds
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lost Highway 61
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Le Sueur Theater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Welcome To Old Wadena
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Endion School In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
District 6 School in New Sweden
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Enter Marlon Brando
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
State Theater In Hutchinson
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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