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
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Originally named the Palazzo, the Colonnade Hotel opened on St. Peter Street in Saint Paul in 1888...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Robbinsdale Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
District #28 School in Ramsey
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wilder Public Baths
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
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...
Florence Town Hall
Florence Town Hall is located along Highway 61 in Frontenac Station. The land to build the town...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Little Falls Depot
The Church of the Holy Cross
Old Brewery In Preston
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Green Lake Mounds
The Old School In Wolverton
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
State Theater In Hutchinson
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
District 48 School Near Delano
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Red Wing Iron Works
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Wasioja
Lost Highway 61
The Almelund Creamery
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Ruins of Sawyer School
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Welcome To Dotson
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hollywood Town Hall
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Little Marais Inn
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hanover Bridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome To Old Wadena
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring Ottawa
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Cobden
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Milford Monument
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Moving Old Hibbing
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Remembering Quadna Resort
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Le Sueur Theater
The Duluth Homestead Project
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Endion School In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Visiting Golden Gate
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Finding The Past In Swatara
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
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