William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Landmark Center In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
District #28 School in Ramsey
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Saint Paul Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gates of Stonebridge
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Rush City Creamery Cooperative was organized in 1907 by a group of local dairy farmers. After...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
Jordan Brewery Complex
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Oxford Mill Ruin
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome to Hanska
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The End of the Line in Currie
The Le Sueur Theater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Church of the Holy Cross
Meyer School In St Augusta
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Franconia
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lost Highway 61
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
State Theater In Hutchinson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Milford Monument
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Moving Old Hibbing
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome To Old Wadena
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Little Falls Depot
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Duluth Homestead Project
Enter Marlon Brando
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
District 6 School in New Sweden
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Remembering Quadna Resort
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Moderne New Ulm Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Wasioja
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Little Marais Inn
The Old School In Wolverton
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Finding The Past In Swatara
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hanover Bridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Bend in the River Regional Park
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Red Wing Iron Works
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Almelund Creamery
Endion Depot In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Welcome To Dotson
Hollywood Town Hall
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
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