Twin Cities Area

The Brickyards of Coon Rapids

The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...

Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul

Originally named the Palazzo, the Colonnade Hotel opened on St. Peter Street in Saint Paul in 1888...

Greater Minnesota

Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye

Carl Berg opened the Farmers and Travelers Hotel in Sleepy Eye in 1874. It was a simple, two level...

Historic Franconia

Franconia was organized in October 1858, just eight months after Ansell Smith recorded the first...