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
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Lowry Hotel opened in 1927 and was 12 floors of pure glamour. An addition was made in 1930 to...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Eight Days in May Protests
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Robbinsdale Library
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Swinford Townhomes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Wilder Public Baths
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Randall Cooperative Creamery
It isn’t clear when this brick creamery was built in Randall--one source says 1916 and another...
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bend in the River Regional Park is located on the former property of the Graves family. The...
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lost Highway 61
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Endion Depot In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Wasioja
Jordan Brewery Complex
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Endion School In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome To Dotson
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Green Lake Mounds
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Little Falls Depot
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Le Sueur Theater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Red Wing Iron Works
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Moving Old Hibbing
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Little Marais Inn
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Moderne New Ulm Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hollywood Town Hall
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Exploring Sandstone
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Finding The Past In Swatara
Ruins of Sawyer School
Remembering Quadna Resort
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome To Cobden
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Enter Marlon Brando
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hanover Bridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Church of the Holy Cross
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Meyer School In St Augusta
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Milford Monument
Florence Town Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
District 6 School in New Sweden
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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