William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Townhomes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Wilder Public Baths
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
William J Mayo was the older of the two Mayo brothers who, along with five partners, founded the...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
After a devastating forest fire obliterated the villages of Finlayson, Hinckley, Miller, Mission...
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Red Wing Iron Works
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Duluth Homestead Project
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Old School In Wolverton
Lost Highway 61
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Le Sueur Theater
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Finding The Past In Swatara
The End of the Line in Currie
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Little Falls Depot
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Ruins of Sawyer School
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hanover Bridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome To Dotson
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Wasioja
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Milford Monument
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Almelund Creamery
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Moving Old Hibbing
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Little Marais Inn
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
District 48 School Near Delano
Endion School In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Franconia
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome To Cobden
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hollywood Town Hall
Remembering Quadna Resort
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring Sandstone
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
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...
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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