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