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...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Swinford Apartments
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Wilder Public Baths
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
District #28 School in Ramsey
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Orpheum Theater in Duluth, Minnesota, was built on the old Temple Opera House site. The opera...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Welcome to Hanska
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Duluth Homestead Project
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Moving Old Hibbing
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Visiting Golden Gate
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Florence Town Hall
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hanover Bridge
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lost Highway 61
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Wasioja
District 48 School Near Delano
Welcome To Dotson
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Jordan Brewery Complex
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Cobden
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
Little Falls Depot
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Red Wing Iron Works
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Endion School In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
State Theater In Hutchinson
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Old School In Wolverton
Bend in the River Regional Park
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The End of the Line in Currie
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Le Sueur Theater
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Franconia
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Old Brewery In Preston
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Daniel Piper House in Medford
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hollywood Town Hall
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Dead Good Walks
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...
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...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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