Originally named the Palazzo, the Colonnade Hotel opened on St. Peter Street in Saint Paul in 1888...
Twin Cities Area
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to an Opulent...
Before Summit Avenue became a magnet for the state’s empire builders, St. Paul’s elite built their...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
District #28 School in Ramsey
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Apartments
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Saint Paul Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Greater Minnesota
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lincoln Park is 37 acres of space along Miller Creek in Duluth’s west end. Today, the park includes...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Welcome To Cobden
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Milford Monument
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Enter Marlon Brando
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Bend in the River Regional Park
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lost Highway 61
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Red Wing Iron Works
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome To Dotson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Ruins of Sawyer School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome to Hanska
Little Falls Depot
Exploring Ottawa
The Little Marais Inn
The End of the Line in Currie
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Green Lake Mounds
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Florence Town Hall
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Meyer School In St Augusta
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
The Le Sueur Theater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Remembering Quadna Resort
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Munger Terrace In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Franconia
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Old School In Wolverton
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
District 48 School Near Delano
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hollywood Town Hall
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Duluth Homestead Project
Exploring Sandstone
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
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