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 Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Constructed in 1869-70, the Metropolitan Hotel once stood at the corner of Washington and Third...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Wilder Public Baths
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Robbinsdale Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Saint Paul Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Townhomes
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Landmark Center In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A handful of families first settled in Lake Eunice Township around 1870. The following year, a...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth is full of off-the-beaten-path historical gems. I was photographing another building in the...
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome To Cobden
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
Old Brewery In Preston
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lost Highway 61
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Church of the Holy Cross
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring Sandstone
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Oxford Mill Ruin
State Theater In Hutchinson
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Endion Depot In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hollywood Town Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Enter Marlon Brando
Ruins of Sawyer School
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Ottawa
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Almelund Creamery
The Le Sueur Theater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Red Wing Iron Works
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Remembering Quadna Resort
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Old School In Wolverton
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
District 6 School in New Sweden
Jordan Brewery Complex
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Wasioja
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Milford Monument
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hanover Bridge
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Florence Town Hall
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome to Hanska
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Franconia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Endion School In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Moving Old Hibbing
Visiting Golden Gate
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The End of the Line in Currie
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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