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
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
St. Agathaโs Conservatory of Music and Art
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Townhomes
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Robbinsdale Library
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Parkโs Glass Castles
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Womanโs Club of Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Greater Minnesota
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Washington County District No. 2 was formed in 1857 for the growing number of children moving into...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill โ does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swensonโs General Store in Norseland
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Old School In Wolverton
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Franconia
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Endion Depot In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hollywood Town Hall
District 48 School Near Delano
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Almelund Creamery
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Joseph R. Brownโs Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Ottawa
The Duluth Homestead Project
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Wandering Around The Toimi School
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hanover Bridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Le Sueur Theater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome To Cobden
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring Sandstone
Lost Highway 61
Welcome To Dotson
Welcome to Hanska
Little Falls Depot
Endion School In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Ruins of Sawyer School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Moving Old Hibbing
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Red Wing Iron Works
Munger Terrace In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Enter Marlon Brando
Remembering Quadna Resort
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Visiting Golden Gate
Florence Town Hall
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The End of the Line in Currie
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Little Marais Inn
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Old Brewery In Preston
The Milford Monument
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindstrรถm
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
Itโs clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...

