William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School opened in Minneapolis in 1932. The school was named after Mary...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
District #28 School in Ramsey
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gates of Stonebridge
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Old School In Wolverton
When Miller’s Station was established in 1878, the small trading post town was a steamboat stop...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
For several years, Tenney held the distinction of being Minnesota’s smallest town. The 2010 census...
Enter Marlon Brando
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome to Hanska
Bend in the River Regional Park
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Milford Monument
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Meyer School In St Augusta
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring Sandstone
Visiting Golden Gate
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome To Old Wadena
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Jordan Brewery Complex
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome To Dotson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hollywood Town Hall
The End of the Line in Currie
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Ottawa
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
District 48 School Near Delano
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Almond White and the Motley Castle
District 6 School in New Sweden
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
State Theater In Hutchinson
Endion School In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Moving Old Hibbing
Florence Town Hall
The Le Sueur Theater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lost Highway 61
The Little Marais Inn
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Little Falls Depot
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome To Cobden
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Church of the Holy Cross
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Oxford Mill Ruin
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Ruins of Sawyer School
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Franconia
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Duluth Homestead Project
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
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...
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 Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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