William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Originally named the Palazzo, the Colonnade Hotel opened on St. Peter Street in Saint Paul in 1888...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Landmark Center In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Gates of Stonebridge
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Townhomes
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Robbinsdale Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Wilder Public Baths
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Greater Minnesota
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
November 27, 1905, was a typical Monday morning for the crew of the flat-bottomed scow, George...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
One of the earliest victims of the big blow on Lake Superior in November of 1905 was the steamer...
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hollywood Town Hall
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Green Lake Mounds
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome To Old Wadena
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The End of the Line in Currie
Exploring Sandstone
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
State Theater In Hutchinson
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome To Cobden
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Little Marais Inn
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Exploring Ottawa
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Bend in the River Regional Park
Enter Marlon Brando
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hanover Bridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Endion School In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Wasioja
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Almelund Creamery
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Oxford Mill Ruin
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
District 6 School in New Sweden
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Franconia
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Dotson
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lost Highway 61
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Milford Monument
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Moderne New Ulm Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Florence Town Hall
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Duluth Homestead Project
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Welcome to Hanska
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
District 48 School Near Delano
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Ruins of Sawyer School
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
The Old School In Wolverton
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Meyer School In St Augusta
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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