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 Apartments
The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Robbinsdale Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Greater Minnesota
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ok, stick with me here. Can you remember how your elementary school smelled? I can. Vividly. A hint...
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The original village hall in Waverly was built in 1893. The two-story, brick and stone building sat...
Bend in the River Regional Park
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Red Wing Iron Works
Ruins of Sawyer School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The End of the Line in Currie
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Moderne New Ulm Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Little Marais Inn
District 6 School in New Sweden
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion Depot In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Meyer School In St Augusta
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
The Church of the Holy Cross
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Finding The Past In Swatara
Old Brewery In Preston
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Enter Marlon Brando
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lundring Service Station in Canby
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hollywood Town Hall
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome To Dotson
Lost Highway 61
Green Lake Mounds
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Wasioja
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Welcome To Old Wadena
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Visiting Golden Gate
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Little Falls Depot
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Moving Old Hibbing
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Franconia
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Almelund Creamery
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Oxford Mill Ruin
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Duluth Homestead Project
Welcome to Hanska
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Milford Monument
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
District 48 School Near Delano
State Theater In Hutchinson
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia 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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...

