William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Germania Bank building is the only remaining brownstone “skyscraper” in St Paul. The eight...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Wilder Public Baths
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Apartments
Robbinsdale Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
District 48 School Near Delano
It really hurts to see this old schoolhouse so neglected 😟 The Franklin Township (Minnesota)...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Have you ever wondered how Minnesota became known as the land of 10,000 lakes? Every Minnesotan...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lost Highway 61
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Moving Old Hibbing
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome To Dotson
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Little Falls Depot
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Bend in the River Regional Park
Enter Marlon Brando
Lundring Service Station in Canby
State Theater In Hutchinson
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Finding The Past In Swatara
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Florence Town Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Daniel Piper House in Medford
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Endion Depot In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome To Cobden
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Visiting Golden Gate
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hanover Bridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Milford Monument
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Franconia
Exploring Ottawa
The Almelund Creamery
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Old School In Wolverton
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Endion School In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Old Brewery In Preston
District 6 School in New Sweden
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hollywood Town Hall
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Wasioja
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Le Sueur Theater
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
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