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
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Saint Paul Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wonderland Amusement Parkโs Glass Castles
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
St. Agathaโs Conservatory of Music and Art
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Womanโs Club of Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Robbinsdale Library
Greater Minnesota
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Memories are made at the lake. Whether you’re lucky enough to go every weekend in the summer...
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
In 1929, the Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge was established in Lanesboro, Minnesota. Membership...
The Old School In Wolverton
The Duluth Homestead Project
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring Sandstone
The Le Sueur Theater
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Green Lake Mounds
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Little Marais Inn
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Enter Marlon Brando
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
Hanover Bridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome To Cobden
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Munger Terrace In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Franconia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Wasioja
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Joseph R. Brownโs Little Castle on the Prairie
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Milford Monument
Visiting Golden Gate
The Church of the Holy Cross
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Almelund Creamery
Old Brewery In Preston
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Exploring Ottawa
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
State Theater In Hutchinson
Bend in the River Regional Park
District 48 School Near Delano
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hollywood Town Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Moving Old Hibbing
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Finding The Past In Swatara
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Endion Depot In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Swensonโs General Store in Norseland
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Dotson
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Donโt...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindstrรถm
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
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...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who donโt...

