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
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Today, The Blaisdell is a wedding and event venue with cozy places to gather with your nearest and...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Robbinsdale Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
St. Agathaโs Conservatory of Music and Art
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
District #28 School in Ramsey
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Womanโs Club of Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Parkโs Glass Castles
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Swinford Townhomes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Greater Minnesota
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Red Wing Iron Works
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Le Sueur Theater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
District 48 School Near Delano
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Finding The Past In Swatara
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The End of the Line in Currie
The Old School In Wolverton
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Milford Monument
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
District 6 School in New Sweden
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Moving Old Hibbing
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Endion School In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Wasioja
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring Sandstone
Green Lake Mounds
Little Falls Depot
Remembering Quadna Resort
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Exploring Ottawa
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bend in the River Regional Park
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lost Highway 61
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Almelund Creamery
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Church of the Holy Cross
Enter Marlon Brando
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Joseph R. Brownโs Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Old Wadena
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hollywood Town Hall
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Ruins of Sawyer School
Visiting Golden Gate
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome To Dotson
Meyer School In St Augusta
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hanover Bridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Endion Depot In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Swensonโs General Store in Norseland
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome to Hanska
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome To Cobden
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Florence Town Hall
The Little Marais Inn
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Franconia
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindstrรถm
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his motherโs death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who donโt...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...

