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
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Horatio Alden Smith made the bulk of his fortune as the co-owner of the Smith and Wyman Sash and...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Saint Paul Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Eight Days in May Protests
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gates of Stonebridge
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Adolph Biermann house in Rochester is the oldest documented structure in the Mayowood Historic...
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring Ottawa
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Visiting Golden Gate
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
District 6 School in New Sweden
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Red Wing Iron Works
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Moving Old Hibbing
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
State Theater In Hutchinson
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Le Sueur Theater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Dotson
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lost Highway 61
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Jordan Brewery Complex
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome To Old Wadena
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Meyer School In St Augusta
The End of the Line in Currie
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring Sandstone
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Historic Franconia
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Florence Town Hall
Enter Marlon Brando
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Little Marais Inn
Hanover Bridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Milford Monument
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hollywood Town Hall
Endion School In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Little Falls Depot
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Oxford Mill Ruin
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
District 48 School Near Delano
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome to Hanska
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Dead Good Walks
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...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
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Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
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Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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