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
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gates of Stonebridge
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Saint Paul Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Beaver Bay is the oldest white settlement along the North Shore of Lake Superior. It was...
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Lincoln Branch of the Duluth Public Library opened in 1917 thanks to $30,000 from Andrew...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Little Marais Inn
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Le Sueur Theater
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
State Theater In Hutchinson
District 48 School Near Delano
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hanover Bridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome to Hanska
The Almelund Creamery
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Green Lake Mounds
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Ruins of Sawyer School
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring Ottawa
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Red Wing Iron Works
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome To Dotson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Remembering Quadna Resort
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Finding The Past In Swatara
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Wasioja
Welcome To Cobden
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Church of the Holy Cross
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hollywood Town Hall
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Moderne New Ulm Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Moving Old Hibbing
Bend in the River Regional Park
Florence Town Hall
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
District 6 School in New Sweden
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Endion School In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lost Highway 61
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Old Brewery In Preston
The Duluth Homestead Project
Exploring Sandstone
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Endion Depot In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
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...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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