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
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Robbinsdale Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gates of Stonebridge
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Wilder Public Baths
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Townhomes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sometimes there isn’t much to look at when I’m out exploring and driving from place to...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Old Brewery In Preston
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Red Wing Iron Works
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Little Marais Inn
Meyer School In St Augusta
Welcome To Cobden
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lost Highway 61
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Milford Monument
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Old School In Wolverton
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Enter Marlon Brando
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome To Dotson
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Welcome to Hanska
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Le Sueur Theater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Finding The Past In Swatara
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Duluth Homestead Project
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
The End of the Line in Currie
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Almelund Creamery
District 48 School Near Delano
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hanover Bridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Endion Depot In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Florence Town Hall
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Ruins of Sawyer School
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Wasioja
The Church of the Holy Cross
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Jordan Brewery Complex
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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