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...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Wilder Public Baths
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Welcome To Cobden
Cobden, Minnesota, was incorporated in 1905. The little railroad town included a bank, creamery...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
William J Mayo was the older of the two Mayo brothers who, along with five partners, founded the...
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Little Falls Depot
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bend in the River Regional Park
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Almond White and the Motley Castle
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lost Highway 61
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Franconia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Duluth Homestead Project
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Florence Town Hall
State Theater In Hutchinson
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Enter Marlon Brando
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring Sandstone
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Oxford Mill Ruin
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hanover Bridge
Old Brewery In Preston
District 6 School in New Sweden
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Meyer School In St Augusta
Exploring Ottawa
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Le Sueur Theater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Little Marais Inn
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Moderne New Ulm Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Old School In Wolverton
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Visiting Golden Gate
Jordan Brewery Complex
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome To Dotson
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The End of the Line in Currie
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Moving Old Hibbing
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Almelund Creamery
The Milford Monument
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Endion School In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Welcome To Old Wadena
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome to Hanska
Green Lake Mounds
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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