William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
It may have been luck that spared the Colonnade Hotel the same fate as so many other old downtown...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
District #28 School in Ramsey
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wilder Public Baths
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gates of Stonebridge
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Apartments
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Robbinsdale Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rumors of copper riches hidden in the North Shore's streams and hillsides had excited the...
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Endion School In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
District 48 School Near Delano
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Church of the Holy Cross
Old Brewery In Preston
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Visiting Golden Gate
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome To Old Wadena
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The End of the Line in Currie
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Meyer School In St Augusta
Welcome to Hanska
Hollywood Town Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Old School In Wolverton
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hanover Bridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Le Sueur Theater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Little Falls Depot
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Oxford Mill Ruin
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Little Marais Inn
The Milford Monument
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Green Lake Mounds
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Moving Old Hibbing
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome To Dotson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Ottawa
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Wasioja
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Moderne New Ulm Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
District 6 School in New Sweden
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Almelund Creamery
Red Wing Iron Works
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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