William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of Minneapolis
In an age before women had the right to vote, Elizabeth C. Quinlan was a natural entrepreneur who...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Saint Paul Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
District #28 School in Ramsey
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Greater Minnesota
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Early settler and local banker Edson Smith built this French Second Empire style home for his...
Enter Marlon Brando
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Meyer School In St Augusta
Almond White and the Motley Castle
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Florence Town Hall
Jordan Brewery Complex
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Remembering Quadna Resort
The End of the Line in Currie
The Duluth Homestead Project
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Old School In Wolverton
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Red Wing Iron Works
District 6 School in New Sweden
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Little Falls Depot
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Wasioja
Green Lake Mounds
Endion Depot In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Bend in the River Regional Park
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Le Sueur Theater
The Milford Monument
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Ruins of Sawyer School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome to Hanska
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring Ottawa
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Endion School In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Dotson
Moderne New Ulm Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Welcome To Cobden
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Church of the Holy Cross
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Sandstone
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hollywood Town Hall
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Historic Franconia
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
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...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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