William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Wilder Public Baths
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Gates of Stonebridge
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Robbinsdale Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Apartments
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Freemasons organized a lodge in Clearwater, Minnesota in 1858 that became known as Masonic...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Le Sueur Theater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hanover Bridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bend in the River Regional Park
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The End of the Line in Currie
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome to Hanska
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lost Highway 61
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Enter Marlon Brando
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Old School In Wolverton
Red Wing Iron Works
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Wasioja
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Visiting Golden Gate
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Cobden
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Sandstone
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Milford Monument
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Almelund Creamery
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Church of the Holy Cross
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Little Marais Inn
Little Falls Depot
Almond White and the Motley Castle
District 48 School Near Delano
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Ruins of Sawyer School
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Jordan Brewery Complex
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Duluth Homestead Project
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Franconia
Florence Town Hall
Endion School In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
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 Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor 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