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
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Wilder Public Baths
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Robbinsdale Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
District #28 School in Ramsey
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Orpheum Theater in Duluth, Minnesota, was built on the old Temple Opera House site. The opera...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Avenue, located on the east side of St. Cloud, became part of the Jefferson Highway system...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lost Highway 61
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Little Falls Depot
District 48 School Near Delano
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome To Dotson
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Moderne New Ulm Library
Green Lake Mounds
The Milford Monument
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Wasioja
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hanover Bridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Old School In Wolverton
Enter Marlon Brando
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The End of the Line in Currie
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring Sandstone
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Finding The Past In Swatara
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Little Marais Inn
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bend in the River Regional Park
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome To Old Wadena
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Red Wing Iron Works
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Franconia
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Old Brewery In Preston
Florence Town Hall
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
Moving Old Hibbing
Remembering Quadna Resort
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hollywood Town Hall
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome to Hanska
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Le Sueur Theater
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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