William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Townhomes
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Eight Days in May Protests
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wilder Public Baths
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gates of Stonebridge
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Swinford Apartments
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Greater Minnesota
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
You can’t drive through Zumbrota, Minnesota, without stopping at the covered bridge. It’s located...
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Chisago County State Bank was built in Center City in 1915. In August 1925, more than 60...
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Red Wing Iron Works
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Little Falls Depot
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Jordan Brewery Complex
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Bend in the River Regional Park
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Wasioja
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Oxford Mill Ruin
District 6 School in New Sweden
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Milford Monument
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lost Highway 61
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Duluth Homestead Project
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Almelund Creamery
Moving Old Hibbing
State Theater In Hutchinson
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hollywood Town Hall
Remembering Quadna Resort
The End of the Line in Currie
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome To Old Wadena
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Franconia
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Florence Town Hall
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Old Brewery In Preston
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Ruins of Sawyer School
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Le Sueur Theater
The Church of the Holy Cross
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Visiting Golden Gate
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Finding The Past In Swatara
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome to Hanska
Daniel Piper House in Medford
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
District 48 School Near Delano
Enter Marlon Brando
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...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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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