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
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
The Swinford Apartments
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
District #28 School in Ramsey
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome to one of the most awe-inspiring buildings in Minnesota. It’s big. It’s...
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hanover Bridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Red Wing Iron Works
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Old Brewery In Preston
Hollywood Town Hall
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Endion Depot In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Franconia
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
District 6 School in New Sweden
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Welcome to Hanska
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Duluth Homestead Project
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Almelund Creamery
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Le Sueur Theater
Finding The Past In Swatara
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring Sandstone
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lost Highway 61
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Wasioja
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Little Falls Depot
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Enter Marlon Brando
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Florence Town Hall
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Little Marais Inn
Visiting Golden Gate
District 48 School Near Delano
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring Ottawa
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Moving Old Hibbing
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Church of the Holy Cross
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
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
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
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 Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...

