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
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Eight Days in May Protests
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Robbinsdale Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Landmark Center In St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Le Sueur Theater
The Le Sueur Theater on Main Street in Le Sueur, Minnesota, opened in 1884. The building was...
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
When people think of the gold rush, they think of California, but Minnesota had its own gold rush...
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Old School In Wolverton
Red Wing Iron Works
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Old Brewery In Preston
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Moving Old Hibbing
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Milford Monument
Welcome To Dotson
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome To Cobden
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Visiting Golden Gate
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Bend in the River Regional Park
Green Lake Mounds
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Ruins of Sawyer School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Oxford Mill Ruin
Taylor House In Le Sueur
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Endion Depot In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Little Falls Depot
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Incline Railway
State Theater In Hutchinson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hanover Bridge
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Duluth Homestead Project
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
Meyer School In St Augusta
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Wasioja
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hollywood Town Hall
Exploring Ottawa
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Florence Town Hall
The Little Marais Inn
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Enter Marlon Brando
Lost Highway 61
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Endion School In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome to Hanska
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lincoln Park In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Almelund Creamery
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
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...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia 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
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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