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
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Landmark Center In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Swinford Townhomes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Greater Minnesota
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The George and Charlotte Crosby house is located just a few blocks east of downtown Duluth...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth is full of off-the-beaten-path historical gems. I was photographing another building in the...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Franconia
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Little Marais Inn
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Oxford Mill Ruin
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Milford Monument
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
District 48 School Near Delano
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Finding The Past In Swatara
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Duluth Homestead Project
Meyer School In St Augusta
Red Wing Iron Works
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Florence Town Hall
Visiting Golden Gate
Old Brewery In Preston
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Enter Marlon Brando
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
District 6 School in New Sweden
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Almelund Creamery
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hanover Bridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Bend in the River Regional Park
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lost Highway 61
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Remembering Quadna Resort
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Cobden
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring Ottawa
Exploring Sandstone
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome To Dotson
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Wasioja
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Le Sueur Theater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Old Wadena
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Little Falls Depot
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
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...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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