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
Women’s City Club In St Paul
One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Townhomes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Greater Minnesota
The Le Sueur Theater
The Le Sueur Theater on Main Street in Le Sueur, Minnesota, opened in 1884. The building was...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Avenue, located on the east side of St. Cloud, became part of the Jefferson Highway system...
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Franconia
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Red Wing Iron Works
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Old Wadena
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Old Brewery In Preston
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lost Highway 61
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Endion Depot In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Wasioja
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
District 6 School in New Sweden
Bend in the River Regional Park
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Little Marais Inn
Green Lake Mounds
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring Ottawa
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Endion School In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
State Theater In Hutchinson
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hanover Bridge
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
District 48 School Near Delano
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Moderne New Ulm Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Finding The Past In Swatara
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Dotson
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Old School In Wolverton
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Cobden
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Ruins of Sawyer School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Almelund Creamery
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Little Falls Depot
The Church of the Holy Cross
Visiting Golden Gate
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Florence Town Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Moving Old Hibbing
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Duluth Homestead Project
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Sandstone
Enter Marlon Brando
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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