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
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Swinford Apartments
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Saint Paul Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wilder Public Baths
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gates of Stonebridge
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Greater Minnesota
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The childhood home of children’s book author and illustrator Wanda Gag was built in New Ulm...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Milford Monument
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Green Lake Mounds
Randall Cooperative Creamery
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Exploring Ottawa
District 6 School in New Sweden
Ruins of Sawyer School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome To Cobden
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lost Highway 61
Exploring Sandstone
Wandering Around The Toimi School
State Theater In Hutchinson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Jordan Brewery Complex
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Little Marais Inn
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Florence Town Hall
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Duluth Homestead Project
Little Falls Depot
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The End of the Line in Currie
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Le Sueur Theater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hanover Bridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Old Brewery In Preston
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Enter Marlon Brando
Moderne New Ulm Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Red Wing Iron Works
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Oxford Mill Ruin
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Franconia
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Wasioja
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Old School In Wolverton
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Remembering Quadna Resort
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hollywood Town Hall
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Endion School In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
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...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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