William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Gates of Stonebridge
District #28 School in Ramsey
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Robbinsdale Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bend in the River Regional Park is located on the former property of the Graves family. The...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ok, stick with me here. Can you remember how your elementary school smelled? I can. Vividly. A hint...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Enter Marlon Brando
Visiting Golden Gate
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Endion Depot In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Almond White and the Motley Castle
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hollywood Town Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring Sandstone
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Jordan Brewery Complex
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Florence Town Hall
District 6 School in New Sweden
Remembering Quadna Resort
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Le Sueur Theater
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Wasioja
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome To Cobden
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Milford Monument
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The End of the Line in Currie
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Little Marais Inn
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Red Wing Iron Works
Moving Old Hibbing
The Duluth Homestead Project
State Theater In Hutchinson
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Franconia
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Old School In Wolverton
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Almelund Creamery
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Meyer School In St Augusta
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Moderne New Ulm Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Endion School In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Exploring Ottawa
Hanover Bridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Old Brewery In Preston
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lost Highway 61
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Green Lake Mounds
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Oxford Mill Ruin
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome to Hanska
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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