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
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Located in Robbinsdale, the international-style Terrace Theatre opened on May 23, 1951. At the...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Swinford Apartments
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Townhomes
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
District #28 School in Ramsey
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Robbinsdale Library
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Wilder Public Baths
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Greater Minnesota
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ness Congregation was originally organized as the Norwegian Evangelical St. Johannes...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome To Dotson
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Old School In Wolverton
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome To Cobden
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Taylor House In Le Sueur
State Theater In Hutchinson
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Old Brewery In Preston
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hollywood Town Hall
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Almelund Creamery
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Exploring Sandstone
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Hanover Bridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Moving Old Hibbing
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The End of the Line in Currie
Enter Marlon Brando
District 6 School in New Sweden
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome To Old Wadena
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Little Marais Inn
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
District 48 School Near Delano
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Moderne New Ulm Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Meyer School In St Augusta
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome to Hanska
Lost Highway 61
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring Ottawa
The Milford Monument
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Ruins of Sawyer School
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Le Sueur Theater
Remembering Quadna Resort
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Visiting Golden Gate
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Little Falls Depot
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
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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