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 Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Apartments
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Landmark Center In St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Robbinsdale Library
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Greater Minnesota
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome to one of the most awe-inspiring buildings in Minnesota. It’s big. It’s...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Florence Town Hall
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
District 6 School in New Sweden
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Red Wing Iron Works
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Almelund Creamery
Visiting Golden Gate
The End of the Line in Currie
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Little Marais Inn
Jordan Brewery Complex
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Remembering Quadna Resort
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Ottawa
Hollywood Town Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Welcome To Old Wadena
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
District 48 School Near Delano
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Wasioja
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Moderne New Ulm Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
Little Falls Depot
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Le Sueur Theater
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Enter Marlon Brando
Bend in the River Regional Park
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lost Highway 61
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Hanover Bridge
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
State Theater In Hutchinson
Meyer School In St Augusta
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Dotson
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Finding The Past In Swatara
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Church of the Holy Cross
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Franconia
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Milford Monument
Welcome To Cobden
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
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...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In 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