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
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Today, The Blaisdell is a wedding and event venue with cozy places to gather with your nearest and...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wilder Public Baths
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Apartments
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Landmark Center In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Swinford Townhomes
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Greater Minnesota
The End of the Line in Currie
In 1899, the Des Moines Valley Railway Company began work on a plan to extend their rail line in...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
You can’t drive through Zumbrota, Minnesota, without stopping at the covered bridge. It’s located...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
District 6 School in New Sweden
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hollywood Town Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hanover Bridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Little Falls Depot
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Green Lake Mounds
Meyer School In St Augusta
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Ruins of Sawyer School
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Franconia
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Wasioja
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Florence Town Hall
The Duluth Homestead Project
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Endion School In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Milford Monument
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lost Highway 61
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Jordan Brewery Complex
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome To Dotson
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Almelund Creamery
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome To Cobden
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring Sandstone
Endion Depot In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
District 48 School Near Delano
Enter Marlon Brando
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
State Theater In Hutchinson
Oxford Mill Ruin
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Old School In Wolverton
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring Ottawa
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Moderne New Ulm Library
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...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
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...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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