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
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Saint Paul Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Eight Days in May Protests
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
St. Agathaโs Conservatory of Music and Art
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Womanโs Club of Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Robbinsdale Library
Wilder Public Baths
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Parkโs Glass Castles
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gates of Stonebridge
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluthโs west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Geldner Sawmill stands on a narrow strip of land that separates Lake Jefferson and German Lake...
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Franconia
State Theater In Hutchinson
Swensonโs General Store in Norseland
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Florence Town Hall
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Oxford Mill Ruin
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Finding The Past In Swatara
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Little Marais Inn
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Little Falls Depot
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Almelund Creamery
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Red Wing Iron Works
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
The Le Sueur Theater
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Duluth Homestead Project
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Moving Old Hibbing
The End of the Line in Currie
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome To Old Wadena
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Jordan Brewery Complex
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Ottawa
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Green Lake Mounds
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome To Cobden
Endion School In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Church of the Holy Cross
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
Bend in the River Regional Park
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Wasioja
Joseph R. Brownโs Little Castle on the Prairie
Ruins of Sawyer School
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Brewery In Preston
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Dead Good Walks
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If youโre here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case youโre...
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...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindstrรถm
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...

