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
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Eight Days in May Protests
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Landmark Center In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Robbinsdale Library
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Townhomes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Apartments
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Greater Minnesota
Red Wing Iron Works
Red Wing Iron Works was founded in 1866 by brothers Benjamin and Daniel Densmore. They found a...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sometimes there isn’t much to look at when I’m out exploring and driving from place to...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Remembering Quadna Resort
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Green Lake Mounds
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Endion School In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Oxford Mill Ruin
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Exploring Sandstone
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Jordan Brewery Complex
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
The Le Sueur Theater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Old Brewery In Preston
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Endion Depot In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Ruins of Sawyer School
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lundring Service Station in Canby
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Moderne New Ulm Library
Little Falls Depot
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Taylor House In Le Sueur
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hollywood Town Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Ottawa
Meyer School In St Augusta
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome To Cobden
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Franconia
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Wasioja
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Florence Town Hall
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Welcome To Old Wadena
Visiting Golden Gate
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lost Highway 61
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Almelund Creamery
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Duluth Homestead Project
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Moving Old Hibbing
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Enter Marlon Brando
District 48 School Near Delano
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central 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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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