William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
District #28 School in Ramsey
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Robbinsdale Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
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...
The End of the Line in Currie
In 1899, the Des Moines Valley Railway Company began work on a plan to extend their rail line in...
Moderne New Ulm Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Jordan Brewery Complex
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome to Hanska
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
Endion Depot In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome To Dotson
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Almelund Creamery
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
State Theater In Hutchinson
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lost Highway 61
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Wasioja
Old Brewery In Preston
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Church of the Holy Cross
Little Falls Depot
Florence Town Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Green Lake Mounds
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring Ottawa
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Moving Old Hibbing
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Milford Monument
Ruins of Sawyer School
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion School In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Duluth Homestead Project
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Franconia
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
District 48 School Near Delano
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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