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
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The first branch library in the Minneapolis Public Library system was built in 1893-1894 and is one...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Apartments
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wilder Public Baths
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The West Bridge in Madelia, Minnesota, was built in 1908. It is the earliest remaining example of a...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Harry A. Subilia was an Italian immigrant who opened the first distillery in New Ulm, Minnesota. He...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Old Brewery In Preston
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Endion School In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Little Marais Inn
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Milford Monument
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome To Dotson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
State Theater In Hutchinson
Green Lake Mounds
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hollywood Town Hall
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Church of the Holy Cross
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Le Sueur Theater
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Franconia
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Old School In Wolverton
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Moderne New Ulm Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome To Cobden
Endion Depot In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Moving Old Hibbing
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Finding The Past In Swatara
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Duluth Homestead Project
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hanover Bridge
Florence Town Hall
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Welcome to Hanska
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Wasioja
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Almelund Creamery
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Visiting Golden Gate
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Red Wing Iron Works
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Bend in the River Regional Park
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Jordan Brewery Complex
Little Falls Depot
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
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...
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...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
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?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...

