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
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Calling all St Paul history buffs! I have spent way too long researching this little piece of...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Apartments
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Robbinsdale Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Greater Minnesota
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Adolph Biermann house in Rochester is the oldest documented structure in the Mayowood Historic...
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...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Jordan Brewery Complex
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Little Marais Inn
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Old Brewery In Preston
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Moving Old Hibbing
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Little Falls Depot
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Almelund Creamery
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome To Old Wadena
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Exploring Ottawa
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Old School In Wolverton
Endion Depot In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Cobden
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome To Dotson
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lost Highway 61
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Sandstone
Moderne New Ulm Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hanover Bridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hollywood Town Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Wasioja
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Welcome to Hanska
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Milford Monument
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Florence Town Hall
Historic Franconia
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Endion School In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
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?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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