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 Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Landmark Center In St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Swinford Apartments
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Eight Days in May Protests
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Greater Minnesota
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The original movie theater in Aitkin showed silent films and wasn’t set up to show talkies. As the...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Avenue, located on the east side of St. Cloud, became part of the Jefferson Highway system...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Wasioja
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Finding The Past In Swatara
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Milford Monument
The Almelund Creamery
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Franconia
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Le Sueur Theater
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hollywood Town Hall
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Green Lake Mounds
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Florence Town Hall
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Oxford Mill Ruin
Visiting Golden Gate
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
State Theater In Hutchinson
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Endion School In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Old School In Wolverton
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lost Highway 61
The Church of the Holy Cross
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hanover Bridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome To Dotson
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Old Brewery In Preston
Exploring Ottawa
Jordan Brewery Complex
Bend in the River Regional Park
The End of the Line in Currie
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Duluth Homestead Project
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome To Cobden
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
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...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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