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
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School opened in Minneapolis in 1932. The school was named after Mary...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Saint Paul Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Greater Minnesota
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Henry D. Huff was a land speculator who built a brick and stone Italian Villa-style house on a...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome to Hanska
Little Falls Depot
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Moving Old Hibbing
Enter Marlon Brando
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Wasioja
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lost Highway 61
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Finding The Past In Swatara
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
State Theater In Hutchinson
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring Ottawa
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Red Wing Iron Works
District 6 School in New Sweden
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Moderne New Ulm Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
District 48 School Near Delano
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hollywood Town Hall
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Florence Town Hall
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Ruins of Sawyer School
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
Welcome To Dotson
The Milford Monument
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Le Sueur Theater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Little Marais Inn
Daniel Piper House in Medford
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Visiting Golden Gate
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Duluth Homestead Project
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Green Lake Mounds
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hanover Bridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
The Almelund Creamery
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Endion School In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Old Brewery In Preston
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Randall Cooperative Creamery
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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