It may have been luck that spared the Colonnade Hotel the same fate as so many other old downtown...
Twin Cities Area
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Apartments
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Eight Days in May Protests
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Robbinsdale Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Greater Minnesota
Taylor House In Le Sueur
There are quite a few examples of the gorgeous Eastlake-style architecture in Minnesota, but this...
The End of the Line in Currie
In 1899, the Des Moines Valley Railway Company began work on a plan to extend their rail line in...
Welcome To Cobden
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Moderne New Ulm Library
Moving Old Hibbing
The Le Sueur Theater
Bend in the River Regional Park
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Old School In Wolverton
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
District 6 School in New Sweden
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Endion School In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hollywood Town Hall
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Duluth Homestead Project
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Little Falls Depot
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Oxford Mill Ruin
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Milford Monument
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring Sandstone
The Church of the Holy Cross
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome to Hanska
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Remembering Quadna Resort
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Wasioja
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
District 48 School Near Delano
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Franconia
Visiting Golden Gate
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome To Dotson
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Ruins of Sawyer School
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lost Highway 61
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Little Marais Inn
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Red Wing Iron Works
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Enter Marlon Brando
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
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