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
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Horatio Alden Smith made the bulk of his fortune as the co-owner of the Smith and Wyman Sash and...
Wonderland Amusement Parkโs Glass Castles
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
St. Agathaโs Conservatory of Music and Art
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Womanโs Club of Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Robbinsdale Library
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Hanover Bridge
Hanover Bridge was constructed by the Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio in 1885. The single...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Orpheum Theater in Duluth, Minnesota, was built on the old Temple Opera House site. The opera...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Almelund Creamery
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Bend in the River Regional Park
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Milford Monument
Taylor House In Le Sueur
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring Ottawa
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome To Dotson
Red Wing Iron Works
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Duluth Homestead Project
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Joseph R. Brownโs Little Castle on the Prairie
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Moderne New Ulm Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Swensonโs General Store in Norseland
Historic Franconia
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Finding The Past In Swatara
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Almond White and the Motley Castle
District 48 School Near Delano
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Old Brewery In Preston
Visiting Golden Gate
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Wasioja
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hollywood Town Hall
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Le Sueur Theater
Green Lake Mounds
Lost Highway 61
State Theater In Hutchinson
Ruins of Sawyer School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome to Hanska
The End of the Line in Currie
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Moving Old Hibbing
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Exploring Sandstone
Florence Town Hall
Lincoln Park In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Oxford Mill Ruin
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
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...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindstrรถm
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his motherโs death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...

