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
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Minnesota Linseed Oil Company was incorporated in September 1870. Around 1878, company managers...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Landmark Center In St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Eight Days in May Protests
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Freemasons organized a lodge in Clearwater, Minnesota in 1858 that became known as Masonic...
Green Lake Mounds
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring Sandstone
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Bend in the River Regional Park
Jordan Brewery Complex
Endion Depot In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Welcome To Dotson
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Florence Town Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Franconia
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lost Highway 61
Oxford Mill Ruin
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Endion School In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
District 48 School Near Delano
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Meyer School In St Augusta
Welcome to Hanska
Visiting Golden Gate
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The End of the Line in Currie
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring Ottawa
Little Falls Depot
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Wasioja
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Milford Monument
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Old Brewery In Preston
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hanover Bridge
The Old School In Wolverton
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Red Wing Iron Works
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome To Cobden
Moving Old Hibbing
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
State Theater In Hutchinson
District 6 School in New Sweden
Enter Marlon Brando
The Little Marais Inn
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Le Sueur Theater
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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