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
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Saint Paul Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
District #28 School in Ramsey
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Landmark Center In St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Robbinsdale Library
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Swinford Townhomes
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Greater Minnesota
The Le Sueur Theater
The Le Sueur Theater on Main Street in Le Sueur, Minnesota, opened in 1884. The building was...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sometimes there isn’t much to look at when I’m out exploring and driving from place to...
Endion Depot In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Welcome To Old Wadena
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring Sandstone
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
District 48 School Near Delano
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Little Marais Inn
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Remembering Quadna Resort
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Bend in the River Regional Park
Moving Old Hibbing
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Ruins of Sawyer School
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Old Brewery In Preston
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Dotson
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Oxford Mill Ruin
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Enter Marlon Brando
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hollywood Town Hall
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Old School In Wolverton
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Cobden
The Duluth Homestead Project
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Milford Monument
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Franconia
Lost Highway 61
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Taylor House In Le Sueur
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Endion School In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Visiting Golden Gate
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Finding The Past In Swatara
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Church of the Holy Cross
The End of the Line in Currie
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring Ottawa
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Almelund Creamery
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In 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
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