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