William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gates of Stonebridge
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Eight Days in May Protests
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Robbinsdale Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Greater Minnesota
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Several buildings were constructed on 30 acres of lakefront property in Two Harbors in the 1920s to...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Archibald mill is located on the banks of the Cannon River in Dundas. Brothers John S. and...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring Ottawa
The Le Sueur Theater
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Enter Marlon Brando
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Milford Monument
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome To Old Wadena
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Remembering Quadna Resort
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Welcome To Cobden
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hollywood Town Hall
Lost Highway 61
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Finding The Past In Swatara
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Dotson
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Little Falls Depot
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Sandstone
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Red Wing Iron Works
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
District 48 School Near Delano
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Duluth Homestead Project
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Moving Old Hibbing
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The End of the Line in Currie
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lundring Service Station in Canby
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Little Marais Inn
District 6 School in New Sweden
Visiting Golden Gate
The Church of the Holy Cross
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Brewery In Preston
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Oxford Mill Ruin
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Wasioja
Ruins of Sawyer School
State Theater In Hutchinson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown