William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Construction on the Hamm Building in downtown St Paul began in 1915 and was completed in 1920. The...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Townhomes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The charming town of Winona, Minnesota, once played host to an extraordinary tale in the world of...
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Shortly after midnight on November 28, 1905, the Crescent City dropped anchor in 90-feet of water...
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring Ottawa
Visiting Golden Gate
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Old Brewery In Preston
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Almelund Creamery
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Ruins of Sawyer School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Old School In Wolverton
Bend in the River Regional Park
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Welcome To Cobden
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Endion School In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Enter Marlon Brando
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome To Old Wadena
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The End of the Line in Currie
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hollywood Town Hall
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Franconia
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Dotson
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Little Falls Depot
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Wasioja
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The New Ulm Company Service Station
District 48 School Near Delano
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Welcome to Hanska
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Red Wing Iron Works
Florence Town Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Moving Old Hibbing
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Oxford Mill Ruin
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hanover Bridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lost Highway 61
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Little Marais Inn
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Milford Monument
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Remembering Quadna Resort
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
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...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Article Archive
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
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
Old Brewery In Preston