William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wilder Public Baths
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Eight Days in May Protests
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Gates of Stonebridge
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
Greater Minnesota
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The original village hall in Waverly was built in 1893. The two-story, brick and stone building sat...
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Chisago County State Bank was built in Center City in 1915. In August 1925, more than 60...
The Old School In Wolverton
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hanover Bridge
Lost Highway 61
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Ruins of Sawyer School
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Welcome to Hanska
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Enter Marlon Brando
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome To Old Wadena
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Little Marais Inn
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Visiting Golden Gate
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Dotson
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Little Falls Depot
Lundring Service Station in Canby
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Endion School In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Duluth Homestead Project
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring Sandstone
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
District 48 School Near Delano
The End of the Line in Currie
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Green Lake Mounds
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
District 6 School in New Sweden
Remembering Quadna Resort
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Milford Monument
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Red Wing Iron Works
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Le Sueur Theater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome To Cobden
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Ottawa
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Taylor House In Le Sueur
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Church of the Holy Cross
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Article Archive
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
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
Old Brewery In Preston