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
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Wilder Public Baths
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Greater Minnesota
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Pennsylvania-native Joseph Renshaw Brown arrived in Minnesota at the age of 14 with the Army. He...
Old Brewery In Preston
The Preston Brewery sits at the base of a bluff along the Root River, a site known for its scenic...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome To Cobden
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Endion Depot In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Ruins of Sawyer School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Endion School In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Le Sueur Theater
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Visiting Golden Gate
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Little Falls Depot
The Little Marais Inn
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Jordan Brewery Complex
Oxford Mill Ruin
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Wasioja
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Milford Monument
Hanover Bridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Enter Marlon Brando
Florence Town Hall
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lost Highway 61
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Almelund Creamery
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hollywood Town Hall
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring Ottawa
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Moving Old Hibbing
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome To Dotson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Bend in the River Regional Park
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome to Hanska
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Remembering Quadna Resort
Green Lake Mounds
The Old School In Wolverton
The End of the Line in Currie
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Red Wing Iron Works
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Randall Cooperative Creamery
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
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...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In 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