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
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Lustron homes along Nicollet Avenue near 50th Street S in Minneapolis are among nearly 2,500 of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Womanโs Club of Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Parkโs Glass Castles
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
St. Agathaโs Conservatory of Music and Art
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Landmark Center In St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Robbinsdale Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. Thatโs sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Early settler and local banker Edson Smith built this French Second Empire style home for his...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lost Highway 61
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Le Sueur Theater
Welcome To Cobden
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Endion School In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Swensonโs General Store in Norseland
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hollywood Town Hall
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Milford Monument
Exploring Sandstone
Meyer School In St Augusta
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome To Dotson
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Red Wing Iron Works
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
District 48 School Near Delano
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Florence Town Hall
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Almelund Creamery
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Oxford Mill Ruin
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
State Theater In Hutchinson
Joseph R. Brownโs Little Castle on the Prairie
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Finding The Past In Swatara
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Duluth Homestead Project
Exploring Ottawa
Bend in the River Regional Park
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Moderne New Ulm Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Enter Marlon Brando
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Ruins of Sawyer School
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
District 6 School in New Sweden
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The End of the Line in Currie
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Moving Old Hibbing
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Little Marais Inn
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Green Lake Mounds
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
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...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindstrรถm
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butlerโs interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you ๐ The book Caddie Woodlawn was...

