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
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Located in Robbinsdale, the international-style Terrace Theatre opened on May 23, 1951. At the...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Landmark Center In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Apartments
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wilder Public Baths
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Robbinsdale Library
Greater Minnesota
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Frederick E. Murphy was known as the publisher and guiding spirit of the Minneapolis Tribune...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Beaver Bay is the oldest white settlement along the North Shore of Lake Superior. It was...
Old Brewery In Preston
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Visiting Golden Gate
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Almelund Creamery
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Meyer School In St Augusta
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Franconia
Finding The Past In Swatara
The End of the Line in Currie
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Red Wing Iron Works
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Endion Depot In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Florence Town Hall
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
State Theater In Hutchinson
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Milford Monument
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hanover Bridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Endion School In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome To Dotson
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Oxford Mill Ruin
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Remembering Quadna Resort
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Little Falls Depot
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Moderne New Ulm Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The New Ulm Company Service Station
District 6 School in New Sweden
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Moving Old Hibbing
The Church of the Holy Cross
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
District 48 School Near Delano
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Wasioja
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Sandstone
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Old School In Wolverton
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Green Lake Mounds
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Little Marais Inn
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hollywood Town Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Enter Marlon Brando
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Duluth Homestead Project
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Bend in the River Regional Park
Dead Good Walks
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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