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
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Today, The Blaisdell is a wedding and event venue with cozy places to gather with your nearest and...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Apartments
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Greater Minnesota
Enter Marlon Brando
Founded in 1858, Shattuck Military Academy in Faribault was one of the oldest and most respected...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hollywood Town Hall
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hanover Bridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Le Sueur Theater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Little Falls Depot
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome To Old Wadena
Moderne New Ulm Library
Red Wing Iron Works
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Endion Depot In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring Sandstone
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Little Marais Inn
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Green Lake Mounds
Old Brewery In Preston
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Duluth Homestead Project
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Florence Town Hall
Welcome To Cobden
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Old School In Wolverton
Lost Highway 61
Historic Wasioja
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Meyer School In St Augusta
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Ruins of Sawyer School
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Visiting Golden Gate
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Milford Monument
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Moving Old Hibbing
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Exploring Ottawa
Endion School In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
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Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
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...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown