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 Eight Days in May Protests
For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
Wilder Public Baths
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Townhomes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Womanโs Club of Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Agathaโs Conservatory of Music and Art
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wonderland Amusement Parkโs Glass Castles
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Greater Minnesota
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hollywood Town Hall
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Visiting Golden Gate
The Le Sueur Theater
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hanover Bridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Welcome To Cobden
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Milford Monument
The Old School In Wolverton
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lost Highway 61
Bend in the River Regional Park
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Green Lake Mounds
District 6 School in New Sweden
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Remembering Quadna Resort
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Swensonโs General Store in Norseland
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Moving Old Hibbing
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Old Brewery In Preston
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Welcome To Dotson
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Joseph R. Brownโs Little Castle on the Prairie
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Moderne New Ulm Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Oxford Mill Ruin
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Finding The Past In Swatara
State Theater In Hutchinson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Franconia
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
District 48 School Near Delano
Red Wing Iron Works
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome To Old Wadena
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Endion School In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Enter Marlon Brando
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Little Marais Inn
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Little Falls Depot
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Florence Town Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The End of the Line in Currie
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Ruins of Sawyer School
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdingerโs grist mill in the...
Glader Cemetery in Lindstrรถm
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindstrรถm. It is the oldest...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
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...

