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
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Calling all St Paul history buffs! I have spent way too long researching this little piece of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge (Svenska Mission Kyrka i Sodre Maple Ridge)...
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Henry D. Huff was a land speculator who built a brick and stone Italian Villa-style house on a...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Franconia
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Almelund Creamery
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Moderne New Ulm Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Visiting Golden Gate
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Oxford Mill Ruin
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Moving Old Hibbing
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Endion School In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Old School In Wolverton
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lost Highway 61
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Meyer School In St Augusta
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hollywood Town Hall
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
District 6 School in New Sweden
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Le Sueur Theater
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Enter Marlon Brando
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hanover Bridge
Little Falls Depot
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Red Wing Iron Works
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome To Dotson
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Endion Depot In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Finding The Past In Swatara
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Wasioja
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Taylor House In Le Sueur
District 48 School Near Delano
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The End of the Line in Currie
Ruins of Sawyer School
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Florence Town Hall
Jordan Brewery Complex
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Green Lake Mounds
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring Sandstone
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
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...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
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
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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