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
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Gates of Stonebridge
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
This old stone chapel was built at the Sunrise Funeral Home and Cemetery in 1949. Located in...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
Historic Franconia
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lost Highway 61
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Moderne New Ulm Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Milford Monument
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The End of the Line in Currie
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Bend in the River Regional Park
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Visiting Golden Gate
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Green Lake Mounds
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Old School In Wolverton
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Moving Old Hibbing
The Le Sueur Theater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring Ottawa
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Little Marais Inn
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Wasioja
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Meyer School In St Augusta
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Enter Marlon Brando
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Welcome To Old Wadena
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Sandstone
Florence Town Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The New Ulm Company Service Station
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Church of the Holy Cross
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hanover Bridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Remembering Quadna Resort
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Welcome to Hanska
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Endion Depot In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome To Cobden
Jordan Brewery Complex
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Dead Good Walks
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
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
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac 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 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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown