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 Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Gates of Stonebridge
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Eight Days in May Protests
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Wilder Public Baths
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Robbinsdale Library
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Saint Paul Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Landmark Center In St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Henry D. Huff was a land speculator who built a brick and stone Italian Villa-style house on a...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Beaver Bay is the oldest white settlement along the North Shore of Lake Superior. It was...
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Little Marais Inn
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The End of the Line in Currie
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Little Falls Depot
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Moving Old Hibbing
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lost Highway 61
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Almond White and the Motley Castle
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Old School In Wolverton
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring Sandstone
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Cobden
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Milford Monument
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Franconia
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hanover Bridge
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Almelund Creamery
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Oxford Mill Ruin
District 6 School in New Sweden
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Red Wing Iron Works
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome To Old Wadena
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Old Brewery In Preston
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Meyer School In St Augusta
Enter Marlon Brando
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Ottawa
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
State Theater In Hutchinson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
The Le Sueur Theater
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Florence Town Hall
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome To Dotson
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Bend in the River Regional Park
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lincoln Park In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
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
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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