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
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School opened in Minneapolis in 1932. The school was named after Mary...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
District #28 School in Ramsey
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Saint Paul Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Robbinsdale Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Swinford Apartments
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Duluth Homestead Project, also known as the Jackson Project, began under the United States...
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Free Public Library in Hutchinson, Minnesota, was first organized in 1874 by early settlers of...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hanover Bridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Historic Wasioja
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Meyer School In St Augusta
Moderne New Ulm Library
Florence Town Hall
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
State Theater In Hutchinson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
Moving Old Hibbing
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome To Cobden
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Old School In Wolverton
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Oxford Mill Ruin
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Franconia
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
District 6 School in New Sweden
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Visiting Golden Gate
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Almelund Creamery
Enter Marlon Brando
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome To Old Wadena
Green Lake Mounds
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Endion School In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Old Brewery In Preston
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Dotson
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Exploring Ottawa
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Ruins of Sawyer School
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Little Marais Inn
The Le Sueur Theater
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Jordan Brewery Complex
Red Wing Iron Works
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
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...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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