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 Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Germania Bank building is the only remaining brownstone “skyscraper” in St Paul. The eight...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gates of Stonebridge
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Robbinsdale Library
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Greater Minnesota
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s Town
When Samuel Pandolfo arrived in St. Cloud in 1917, he dreamed of building an automobile empire that...
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Unless you’re looking for it or know it’s there, it might be easy to drive right by...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Little Marais Inn
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome To Old Wadena
Oxford Mill Ruin
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Endion School In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Little Falls Depot
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Moderne New Ulm Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lost Highway 61
Historic Wasioja
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Le Sueur Theater
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome To Cobden
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Moving Old Hibbing
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Bend in the River Regional Park
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Old Brewery In Preston
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Old School In Wolverton
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The End of the Line in Currie
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hanover Bridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Florence Town Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome To Dotson
The Church of the Holy Cross
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Franconia
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Milford Monument
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
State Theater In Hutchinson
Ruins of Sawyer School
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Enter Marlon Brando
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Visiting Golden Gate
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Almelund Creamery
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring Sandstone
Red Wing Iron Works
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Daniel Piper House in Medford
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
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...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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