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
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Located in Robbinsdale, the international-style Terrace Theatre opened on May 23, 1951. At the...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Saint Paul Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wilder Public Baths
Robbinsdale Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Greater Minnesota
Historic Franconia
Franconia was organized in October 1858, just eight months after Ansell Smith recorded the first...
Red Wing Iron Works
Red Wing Iron Works was founded in 1866 by brothers Benjamin and Daniel Densmore. They found a...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hollywood Town Hall
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Church of the Holy Cross
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
District 48 School Near Delano
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Moderne New Ulm Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
Oxford Mill Ruin
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lost Highway 61
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Old School In Wolverton
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Dotson
Welcome To Cobden
Hanover Bridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Finding The Past In Swatara
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Wasioja
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
District 6 School in New Sweden
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
Old Brewery In Preston
The Duluth Homestead Project
Endion Depot In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The End of the Line in Currie
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Little Falls Depot
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Le Sueur Theater
Enter Marlon Brando
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
State Theater In Hutchinson
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Milford Monument
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Visiting Golden Gate
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Florence Town Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome to Hanska
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Green Lake Mounds
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Endion School In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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