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
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
On March 22, 1836, Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark married Lieutenant Horatio Phillips Van Cleve a few...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Womanโs Club of Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Parkโs Glass Castles
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Saint Paul Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
St. Agathaโs Conservatory of Music and Art
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Eight Days in May Protests
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Swinford Apartments
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Greater Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
Welcome to Hanska
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Old School In Wolverton
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Little Falls Depot
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Exploring Sandstone
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Endion Depot In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Franconia
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Finding The Past In Swatara
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Little Marais Inn
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Jordan Brewery Complex
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Meyer School In St Augusta
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Wasioja
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Red Wing Iron Works
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Milford Monument
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Remembering Quadna Resort
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Swensonโs General Store in Norseland
The Church of the Holy Cross
Old Brewery In Preston
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The End of the Line in Currie
Florence Town Hall
Endion School In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Green Lake Mounds
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome To Old Wadena
District 6 School in New Sweden
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Moving Old Hibbing
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hollywood Town Hall
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Joseph R. Brownโs Little Castle on the Prairie
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Ruins of Sawyer School
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindstrรถm
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindstrรถm. It is the oldest...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his motherโs death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...

