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 Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Eight Days in May Protests
Wilder Public Baths
Robbinsdale Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Saint Paul Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Swinford Apartments
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Greater Minnesota
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Several buildings were constructed on 30 acres of lakefront property in Two Harbors in the 1920s to...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
November 27, 1905, was a typical Monday morning for the crew of the flat-bottomed scow, George...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome to Hanska
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Wasioja
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Remembering Quadna Resort
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Almelund Creamery
Bend in the River Regional Park
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Sandstone
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome To Old Wadena
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Milford Monument
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Dotson
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hanover Bridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Little Falls Depot
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
Endion Depot In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hollywood Town Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Ruins of Sawyer School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
District 48 School Near Delano
The Duluth Homestead Project
Endion School In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Finding The Past In Swatara
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Visiting Golden Gate
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
State Theater In Hutchinson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Le Sueur Theater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Little Marais Inn
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lost Highway 61
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Franconia
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome To Cobden
The Old School In Wolverton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Oxford Mill Ruin
Meyer School In St Augusta
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Enter Marlon Brando
Florence Town Hall
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Moving Old Hibbing
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
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Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
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Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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