William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
This beauty was built in 1914 and is St Paul’s largest Prairie Style house at just under 3,000...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Eight Days in May Protests
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Swinford Townhomes
Greater Minnesota
Meyer School In St Augusta
The original District 35 (Meyer) school was a log structure built around 1868. As the population of...
The Le Sueur Theater
The Le Sueur Theater on Main Street in Le Sueur, Minnesota, opened in 1884. The building was...
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring Ottawa
Little Falls Depot
Remembering Quadna Resort
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Church of the Holy Cross
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The End of the Line in Currie
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Ruins of Sawyer School
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Milford Monument
Moderne New Ulm Library
Red Wing Iron Works
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Old Brewery In Preston
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Old School In Wolverton
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Visiting Golden Gate
Oxford Mill Ruin
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
State Theater In Hutchinson
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Enter Marlon Brando
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Franconia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Moving Old Hibbing
Endion Depot In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Almelund Creamery
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Taylor House In Le Sueur
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hollywood Town Hall
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome To Old Wadena
District 48 School Near Delano
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Little Marais Inn
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Exploring Sandstone
The Duluth Homestead Project
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome to Hanska
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Florence Town Hall
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Endion School In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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