William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didn’t know where I was. I certainly didn’t...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Swinford Apartments
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The charming town of Winona, Minnesota, once played host to an extraordinary tale in the world of...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
As construction workers were excavating a roadway along the eastern shore of Prairie Lake near...
The Old School In Wolverton
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
District 48 School Near Delano
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome to Hanska
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Little Marais Inn
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
State Theater In Hutchinson
Visiting Golden Gate
Florence Town Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Little Falls Depot
Enter Marlon Brando
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Randall Cooperative Creamery
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Franconia
Hanover Bridge
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lost Highway 61
Exploring Sandstone
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bend in the River Regional Park
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Almelund Creamery
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Moving Old Hibbing
Oxford Mill Ruin
District 6 School in New Sweden
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Duluth Homestead Project
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Ruins of Sawyer School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome To Dotson
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland 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 Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
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?
Roadtrips
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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