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
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The first branch library in the Minneapolis Public Library system was built in 1893-1894 and is one...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Landmark Center In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Eight Days in May Protests
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Swinford Apartments
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Greater Minnesota
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...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
If you’ve been to the Mille Lacs area of Minnesota, there’s a good chance you’ve...
Bend in the River Regional Park
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Exploring Sandstone
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hollywood Town Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Moving Old Hibbing
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Little Falls Depot
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Florence Town Hall
The End of the Line in Currie
Visiting Golden Gate
Red Wing Iron Works
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Green Lake Mounds
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Milford Monument
Ruins of Sawyer School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Wasioja
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome To Dotson
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Almelund Creamery
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Jordan Brewery Complex
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome To Cobden
Old Brewery In Preston
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lost Highway 61
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Old Wadena
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Franconia
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Endion Depot In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Moderne New Ulm Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
District 48 School Near Delano
District 6 School in New Sweden
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Le Sueur Theater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Old School In Wolverton
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome to Hanska
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Enter Marlon Brando
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Little Marais Inn
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lincoln Park 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...
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...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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