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
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Saint Paul Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Apartments
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Robbinsdale Library
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
District #28 School in Ramsey
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wilder Public Baths
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
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...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
District 6 School in New Sweden
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
State Theater In Hutchinson
Bend in the River Regional Park
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Endion Depot In Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome to Hanska
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
Florence Town Hall
Visiting Golden Gate
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring Ottawa
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Enter Marlon Brando
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Finding The Past In Swatara
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome To Dotson
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Old School In Wolverton
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Moderne New Ulm Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Green Lake Mounds
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lost Highway 61
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Little Marais Inn
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Little Falls Depot
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Milford Monument
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Moving Old Hibbing
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Old Brewery In Preston
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Red Wing Iron Works
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Duluth Homestead Project
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Franconia
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
District 48 School Near Delano
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The End of the Line in Currie
Endion School In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
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?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
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