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
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Robbinsdale Library
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Wilder Public Baths
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Did you know that there was a veterans cemetery planned for the site of the 1862 battle of Birch...
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
In the late-1880s, a benefactor in St Louis offered to purchase land in Lake City for the Ursuline...
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
District 48 School Near Delano
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Le Sueur Theater
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lost Highway 61
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hollywood Town Hall
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Church of the Holy Cross
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Almelund Creamery
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Milford Monument
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Old Brewery In Preston
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Sandstone
Visiting Golden Gate
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring Ottawa
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
Enter Marlon Brando
Red Wing Iron Works
Endion Depot In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome To Dotson
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome To Cobden
Ruins of Sawyer School
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Old Wadena
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Wasioja
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Finding The Past In Swatara
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The End of the Line in Currie
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hanover Bridge
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Endion School In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Florence Town Hall
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome to Hanska
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul