William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
On March 22, 1836, Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark married Lieutenant Horatio Phillips Van Cleve a few...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Gates of Stonebridge
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Apartments
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Unless you’re looking for it or know it’s there, it might be easy to drive right by...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Vermont-native Almond A. White came to Minnesota after the Civil War and settled in Brainerd for a...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Almelund Creamery
Finding The Past In Swatara
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome To Dotson
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The End of the Line in Currie
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Moving Old Hibbing
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Florence Town Hall
Welcome to Hanska
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Ruins of Sawyer School
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Wasioja
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Little Falls Depot
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Little Marais Inn
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hollywood Town Hall
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Jordan Brewery Complex
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Moderne New Ulm Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Meyer School In St Augusta
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring Ottawa
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Endion Depot In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring Sandstone
The Milford Monument
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Le Sueur Theater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Church of the Holy Cross
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Old School In Wolverton
Remembering Quadna Resort
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Green Lake Mounds
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
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...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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