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
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Minnesota Linseed Oil Company was incorporated in September 1870. Around 1878, company managers...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Swinford Apartments
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wilder Public Baths
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Robbinsdale Library
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Townhomes
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Saint Paul Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The New Englanders who settled in the St Croix Valley were drawn there because of the thick, wild...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
This old stone chapel was built at the Sunrise Funeral Home and Cemetery in 1949. Located in...
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome To Dotson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hanover Bridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Duluth Homestead Project
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Franconia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Endion Depot In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Moving Old Hibbing
Bend in the River Regional Park
Red Wing Iron Works
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Old Brewery In Preston
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Endion School In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Le Sueur Theater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring Ottawa
Little Falls Depot
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Old School In Wolverton
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Sandstone
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Almelund Creamery
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The End of the Line in Currie
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome To Cobden
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Oxford Mill Ruin
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome to Hanska
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Wasioja
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Enter Marlon Brando
Jordan Brewery Complex
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Green Lake Mounds
Lost Highway 61
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
District 48 School Near Delano
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Florence Town Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Remembering Quadna Resort
Moderne New Ulm Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Little Marais Inn
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
District 6 School in New Sweden
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...

