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
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minneapolis’ most prominent citizens were shocked when they learned that the Minnesota State Fair...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Robbinsdale Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Wilder Public Baths
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Historic Franconia
Franconia was organized in October 1858, just eight months after Ansell Smith recorded the first...
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Chisago County State Bank was built in Center City in 1915. In August 1925, more than 60...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Church of the Holy Cross
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome to Hanska
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Visiting Golden Gate
Old Brewery In Preston
Oxford Mill Ruin
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Red Wing Iron Works
The Old School In Wolverton
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hollywood Town Hall
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome To Cobden
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Le Sueur Theater
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome To Dotson
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Green Lake Mounds
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Little Falls Depot
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Milford Monument
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Almelund Creamery
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Ottawa
Meyer School In St Augusta
The End of the Line in Currie
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Moderne New Ulm Library
Endion School In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Endion Depot In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Duluth Homestead Project
District 48 School Near Delano
Remembering Quadna Resort
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Wasioja
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hanover Bridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
State Theater In Hutchinson
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Florence Town Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Enter Marlon Brando
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lost Highway 61
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Little Marais Inn
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Welcome To Old Wadena
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
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 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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
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...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
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