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 Eight Days in May Protests
For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Robbinsdale Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Apartments
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Townhomes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Churchill Methodist Church is located in present-day Brookfield Township, Minnesota. The...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Historic Wasioja
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome To Dotson
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Hollywood Town Hall
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Endion School In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Le Sueur Theater
Old Brewery In Preston
Red Wing Iron Works
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Ruins of Sawyer School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lost Highway 61
Moving Old Hibbing
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
State Theater In Hutchinson
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Florence Town Hall
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Remembering Quadna Resort
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome to Hanska
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
District 48 School Near Delano
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Franconia
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Moderne New Ulm Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hanover Bridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Enter Marlon Brando
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Milford Monument
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring Ottawa
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
District 6 School in New Sweden
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Endion Depot In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
The Little Marais Inn
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Duluth Homestead Project
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
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...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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