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
Robbinsdale Library
The Robbinsdale Library opened its doors for the first time on January 4, 1926, thanks to the...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wilder Public Baths
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Swinford Apartments
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Greater Minnesota
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Travelers come upon the Stewart Creek stone-arch bridge in a bend of an unpaved section of Skyline...
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bend in the River Regional Park
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
Historic Franconia
District 48 School Near Delano
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Green Lake Mounds
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Little Marais Inn
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome to Hanska
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome To Old Wadena
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Sandstone
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Old Brewery In Preston
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Moderne New Ulm Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Moving Old Hibbing
The Old School In Wolverton
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Finding The Past In Swatara
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Hanover Bridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
Florence Town Hall
Exploring Ottawa
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
District 6 School in New Sweden
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Enter Marlon Brando
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome To Dotson
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lost Highway 61
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hollywood Town Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Visiting Golden Gate
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Church of the Holy Cross
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Endion School In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
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