William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Wilder Public Baths
District #28 School in Ramsey
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Robbinsdale Library
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Swinford Apartments
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Greater Minnesota
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Carl Berg opened the Farmers and Travelers Hotel in Sleepy Eye in 1874. It was a simple, two level...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
At around 3:30 p.m. on February 5, 1924, the most devastating mining disaster in Minnesota history...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome To Dotson
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring Sandstone
The Little Marais Inn
Duluth’s Incline Railway
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome To Old Wadena
Green Lake Mounds
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Enter Marlon Brando
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
State Theater In Hutchinson
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Moving Old Hibbing
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Red Wing Iron Works
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Le Sueur Theater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lost Highway 61
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Franconia
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Endion School In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Little Falls Depot
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The End of the Line in Currie
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Milford Monument
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Wasioja
The Old School In Wolverton
Wandering Around The Toimi School
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
Moderne New Ulm Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Bend in the River Regional Park
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hanover Bridge
Welcome to Hanska
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Jordan Brewery Complex
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome To Cobden
Finding The Past In Swatara
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring Ottawa
District 48 School Near Delano
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Visiting Golden Gate
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
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 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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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