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
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Horatio Alden Smith made the bulk of his fortune as the co-owner of the Smith and Wyman Sash and...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Apartments
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wilder Public Baths
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Greater Minnesota
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ok, stick with me here. Can you remember how your elementary school smelled? I can. Vividly. A hint...
Hanover Bridge
Hanover Bridge was constructed by the Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio in 1885. The single...
Moving Old Hibbing
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
Florence Town Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome To Dotson
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Ottawa
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hollywood Town Hall
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lost Highway 61
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Red Wing Iron Works
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Endion Depot In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
Welcome To Cobden
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Remembering Quadna Resort
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Milford Monument
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Wasioja
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Almelund Creamery
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
The Little Marais Inn
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
State Theater In Hutchinson
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The End of the Line in Currie
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Le Sueur Theater
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Duluth Homestead Project
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Little Falls Depot
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Oxford Mill Ruin
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Bend in the River Regional Park
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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
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