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
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Landmark Center In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Did you know that there was a veterans cemetery planned for the site of the 1862 battle of Birch...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
If you’ve been to the Mille Lacs area of Minnesota, there’s a good chance you’ve...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Little Marais Inn
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Le Sueur Theater
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
State Theater In Hutchinson
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Florence Town Hall
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Almond White and the Motley Castle
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Little Falls Depot
Enter Marlon Brando
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome To Dotson
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lost Highway 61
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Wasioja
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Duluth Homestead Project
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Exploring Sandstone
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Ruins of Sawyer School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Red Wing Iron Works
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lincoln Park In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Franconia
Exploring Ottawa
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Endion Depot In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
District 6 School in New Sweden
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Church of the Holy Cross
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome to Hanska
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
District 48 School Near Delano
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Moderne New Ulm Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Moving Old Hibbing
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Oxford Mill Ruin
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Remembering Quadna Resort
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Meyer School In St Augusta
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The End of the Line in Currie
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hollywood Town Hall
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hanover Bridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Old School In Wolverton
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Dead Good Walks
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Article Archive
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown