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 Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Eight Days in May Protests
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Apartments
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Townhomes
Greater Minnesota
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
The Le Sueur Theater
The Le Sueur Theater on Main Street in Le Sueur, Minnesota, opened in 1884. The building was...
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome to Hanska
State Theater In Hutchinson
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Wasioja
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Milford Monument
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Franconia
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hanover Bridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome To Dotson
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Oxford Mill Ruin
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Moderne New Ulm Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Little Marais Inn
District 48 School Near Delano
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Finding The Past In Swatara
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring Ottawa
The Duluth Homestead Project
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Bend in the River Regional Park
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring Sandstone
The End of the Line in Currie
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Ruins of Sawyer School
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Endion School In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Wandering Around The Toimi School
District 6 School in New Sweden
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Green Lake Mounds
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Remembering Quadna Resort
Red Wing Iron Works
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome To Old Wadena
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Moving Old Hibbing
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Meyer School In St Augusta
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Visiting Golden Gate
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Little Falls Depot
The Church of the Holy Cross
Florence Town Hall
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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