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 Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
William J Mayo was the older of the two Mayo brothers who, along with five partners, founded the...
Red Wing Iron Works
Red Wing Iron Works was founded in 1866 by brothers Benjamin and Daniel Densmore. They found a...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Endion School In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The End of the Line in Currie
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Jordan Brewery Complex
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Milford Monument
Bend in the River Regional Park
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Little Marais Inn
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Florence Town Hall
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Moderne New Ulm Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Franconia
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Little Falls Depot
Welcome to Hanska
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Old School In Wolverton
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Wasioja
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Moving Old Hibbing
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Randall Cooperative Creamery
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ruins of Sawyer School
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Enter Marlon Brando
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Almelund Creamery
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Church of the Holy Cross
Exploring Sandstone
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
District 6 School in New Sweden
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
District 48 School Near Delano
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Oxford Mill Ruin
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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