William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
It's hard to imagine a time when taking a bath or shower in your own home wasn’t possible, but the...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Robbinsdale Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Most of us wouldn’t consider a 13,000 square foot mansion situated on a six-acre wooded lot with...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
You can’t drive through Zumbrota, Minnesota, without stopping at the covered bridge. It’s located...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Franconia
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Duluth Homestead Project
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome To Cobden
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
District 48 School Near Delano
Moderne New Ulm Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
The End of the Line in Currie
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Old School In Wolverton
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring Sandstone
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Florence Town Hall
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Almelund Creamery
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hollywood Town Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Red Wing Iron Works
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Exploring Ottawa
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Welcome To Old Wadena
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Wasioja
The Little Marais Inn
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Endion School In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Bend in the River Regional Park
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome to Hanska
The Milford Monument
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Moving Old Hibbing
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Green Lake Mounds
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Le Sueur Theater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Little Falls Depot
The Church of the Holy Cross
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hanover Bridge
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
District 6 School in New Sweden
State Theater In Hutchinson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
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 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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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