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
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Robbinsdale Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Landmark Center In St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Townhomes
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Swinford Apartments
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Greater Minnesota
Hanover Bridge
Hanover Bridge was constructed by the Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio in 1885. The single...
Visiting Golden Gate
A post office was first established in Golden Gate, Minnesota, in 1868. The little town sprang up...
The End of the Line in Currie
Little Falls Depot
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Church of the Holy Cross
Endion School In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome To Old Wadena
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Duluth Homestead Project
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Le Sueur Theater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Taylor House In Le Sueur
District 48 School Near Delano
Finding The Past In Swatara
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Green Lake Mounds
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Enter Marlon Brando
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Old Brewery In Preston
Hollywood Town Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Ruins of Sawyer School
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Exploring Sandstone
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lost Highway 61
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Moving Old Hibbing
Moderne New Ulm Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Little Marais Inn
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Remembering Quadna Resort
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Florence Town Hall
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Franconia
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Almelund Creamery
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Cobden
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
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...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
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?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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