William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Constructed in 1897 for $13,000, the First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis was designed...
Robbinsdale Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Wilder Public Baths
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Townhomes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Churchill Methodist Church is located in present-day Brookfield Township, Minnesota. The...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Remembering Quadna Resort
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome to Hanska
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Franconia
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Florence Town Hall
Moving Old Hibbing
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Duluth Homestead Project
Welcome To Dotson
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The End of the Line in Currie
Little Falls Depot
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lost Highway 61
District 48 School Near Delano
The Church of the Holy Cross
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Old School In Wolverton
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Enter Marlon Brando
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Visiting Golden Gate
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Little Marais Inn
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Old Brewery In Preston
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Exploring Sandstone
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Red Wing Iron Works
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Oxford Mill Ruin
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Meyer School In St Augusta
Welcome To Cobden
Hanover Bridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hollywood Town Hall
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Endion School In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring Ottawa
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
The Almelund Creamery
Moderne New Ulm Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Jordan Brewery Complex
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
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