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 Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Eight Days in May Protests
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Swinford Apartments
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Wilder Public Baths
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Landmark Center In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
If you travel north on Highway 64 through central Minnesota, you will likely pass through Akeley...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Franconia
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Ottawa
Remembering Quadna Resort
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Dotson
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome To Cobden
Hanover Bridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Duluth Homestead Project
Visiting Golden Gate
Florence Town Hall
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Ruins of Sawyer School
District 48 School Near Delano
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Endion School In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Little Falls Depot
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Enter Marlon Brando
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Old School In Wolverton
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Meyer School In St Augusta
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring Sandstone
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
The End of the Line in Currie
Bend in the River Regional Park
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Old Brewery In Preston
The Little Marais Inn
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Red Wing Iron Works
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Milford Monument
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hollywood Town Hall
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Moving Old Hibbing
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Moderne New Ulm Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
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...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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