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
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Swinford Apartments
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Greater Minnesota
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
In 1929, the Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge was established in Lanesboro, Minnesota. Membership...
Moderne New Ulm Library
In 1936, a sleek, Moderne-style public library was built in New Ulm, Minnesota. The land for the...
Welcome to Hanska
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome To Dotson
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Red Wing Iron Works
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
Oxford Mill Ruin
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring Sandstone
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Almelund Creamery
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Enter Marlon Brando
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Ruins of Sawyer School
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Little Falls Depot
The Old School In Wolverton
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Le Sueur Theater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Jordan Brewery Complex
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome To Cobden
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
District 48 School Near Delano
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Franconia
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Moving Old Hibbing
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lincoln Park In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Endion Depot In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Remembering Quadna Resort
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring Ottawa
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The End of the Line in Currie
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Wasioja
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Old Brewery In Preston
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Church of the Holy Cross
Florence Town Hall
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hollywood Town Hall
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Milford Monument
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Little Marais Inn
Hanover Bridge
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
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?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
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