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
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
World-renowned author F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in an apartment on the second floor of this...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wilder Public Baths
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Landmark Center In St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Daniel Piper came to Minnesota from New Hampshire with his wife and daughter in early 1877...
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Rush City Creamery Cooperative was organized in 1907 by a group of local dairy farmers. After...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Visiting Golden Gate
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Remembering Quadna Resort
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Old Brewery In Preston
Moving Old Hibbing
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Church of the Holy Cross
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Wasioja
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Welcome to Hanska
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hollywood Town Hall
Endion School In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring Sandstone
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Oxford Mill Ruin
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
District 6 School in New Sweden
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Little Marais Inn
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Bend in the River Regional Park
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Finding The Past In Swatara
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring Ottawa
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Green Lake Mounds
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lost Highway 61
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Moderne New Ulm Library
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Florence Town Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Little Falls Depot
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome To Dotson
The End of the Line in Currie
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Enter Marlon Brando
The Almelund Creamery
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
District 48 School Near Delano
Jordan Brewery Complex
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Franconia
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Red Wing Iron Works
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Meyer School In St Augusta
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital 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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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