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
Wilder Public Baths
It's hard to imagine a time when taking a bath or shower in your own home wasn’t possible, but the...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Eight Days in May Protests
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Several buildings were constructed on 30 acres of lakefront property in Two Harbors in the 1920s to...
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ness Congregation was originally organized as the Norwegian Evangelical St. Johannes...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome to Hanska
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Little Falls Depot
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The End of the Line in Currie
Endion School In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Sandstone
The Duluth Homestead Project
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hanover Bridge
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Moderne New Ulm Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Milford Monument
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Wasioja
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lincoln Park In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Little Marais Inn
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Florence Town Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Ruins of Sawyer School
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Church of the Holy Cross
State Theater In Hutchinson
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
Endion Depot In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Incline Railway
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Visiting Golden Gate
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Meyer School In St Augusta
Bend in the River Regional Park
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Almelund Creamery
District 48 School Near Delano
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lost Highway 61
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hollywood Town Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Franconia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
Jordan Brewery Complex
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
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...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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