All of Theodore and Louise Hamm’s children stayed close to their family home and business. Most...
Twin Cities Area
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
The Eight Days in May Protests
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Swinford Apartments
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gates of Stonebridge
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Scottish immigrant James G Craigie settled in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, along with his wife...
Moving Old Hibbing
Imagine that you’re a recent immigrant to northern Minnesota just after the turn of the 20th...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Milford Monument
Little Falls Depot
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Almelund Creamery
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The End of the Line in Currie
The Duluth Homestead Project
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Randall Cooperative Creamery
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District 6 School in New Sweden
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
State Theater In Hutchinson
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The New Ulm Company Service Station
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Moderne New Ulm Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Bend in the River Regional Park
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome To Cobden
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Franconia
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Old School In Wolverton
Endion School In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Visiting Golden Gate
Hollywood Town Hall
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome To Old Wadena
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Le Sueur Theater
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome to Hanska
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Remembering Quadna Resort
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Oxford Mill Ruin
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Jordan Brewery Complex
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Green Lake Mounds
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Wasioja
Enter Marlon Brando
District 48 School Near Delano
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
Florence Town Hall
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hanover Bridge
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Sandstone
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
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...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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