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
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Martha G. Ripley Hospital for Women was a pioneering institution in the history of Minnesota...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Landmark Center In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
I saw this pretty old farmhouse streak by my window as I was driving on I-35 and knew right away...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Early settler and local banker Edson Smith built this French Second Empire style home for his...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Dotson
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Visiting Golden Gate
Hanover Bridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Church of the Holy Cross
Old Brewery In Preston
The End of the Line in Currie
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Wasioja
Endion School In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
State Theater In Hutchinson
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Oxford Mill Ruin
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Florence Town Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Almelund Creamery
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
Ruins of Sawyer School
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Franconia
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Exploring Sandstone
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Moving Old Hibbing
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Welcome To Old Wadena
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
District 48 School Near Delano
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Le Sueur Theater
Finding The Past In Swatara
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Duluth Homestead Project
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lost Highway 61
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Red Wing Iron Works
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Milford Monument
The New Ulm Company Service Station
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Moderne New Ulm Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome to Hanska
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
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?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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