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 Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Lowry Hotel opened in 1927 and was 12 floors of pure glamour. An addition was made in 1930 to...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Townhomes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Apartments
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wilder Public Baths
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Robbinsdale Library
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Greater Minnesota
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Park Terrace was an opulent building of Victorian townhouses located on a steep hill just off of...
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
I’d never noticed this marker along the Expressway between Duluth and Two Harbors until a...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Franconia
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Endion Depot In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Le Sueur Theater
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome To Cobden
District 48 School Near Delano
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Wasioja
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Almelund Creamery
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome to Hanska
Visiting Golden Gate
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Endion School In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Green Lake Mounds
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Welcome To Dotson
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Ottawa
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Exploring Sandstone
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome To Old Wadena
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Church of the Holy Cross
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Milford Monument
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Finding The Past In Swatara
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Duluth Homestead Project
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Moving Old Hibbing
District 6 School in New Sweden
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
Florence Town Hall
Enter Marlon Brando
Jordan Brewery Complex
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lost Highway 61
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Little Marais Inn
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Old School In Wolverton
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The End of the Line in Currie
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Bend in the River Regional Park
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Red Wing Iron Works
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Dead Good Walks
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...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Old Brewery In Preston