William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Saint Paul Hotel
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wilder Public Baths
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Landmark Center In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Bally Blacksmith Shop opened in 1911 when Sam Bally left his job at a sawmill to open his own...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
November 27, 1905, was a typical Monday morning for the crew of the flat-bottomed scow, George...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring Ottawa
Lost Highway 61
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hanover Bridge
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Almelund Creamery
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Endion School In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Bend in the River Regional Park
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Enter Marlon Brando
District 48 School Near Delano
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Visiting Golden Gate
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Exploring Sandstone
Red Wing Iron Works
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Wasioja
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Le Sueur Theater
Finding The Past In Swatara
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Duluth Homestead Project
Old Brewery In Preston
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Dotson
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Franconia
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Green Lake Mounds
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hollywood Town Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Remembering Quadna Resort
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Milford Monument
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome To Old Wadena
The End of the Line in Currie
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Old School In Wolverton
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Meyer School In St Augusta
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Florence Town Hall
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill 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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
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