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

