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
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Townhomes
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gates of Stonebridge
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Duluth Homestead Project, also known as the Jackson Project, began under the United States...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Built in 1898, the West Riverside School was originally known as District #38 School. Isanti County...
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Jordan Brewery Complex
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The End of the Line in Currie
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Moving Old Hibbing
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Florence Town Hall
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome to Hanska
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring Ottawa
District 6 School in New Sweden
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Red Wing Iron Works
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hollywood Town Hall
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Enter Marlon Brando
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Little Falls Depot
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
District 48 School Near Delano
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Church of the Holy Cross
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Old School In Wolverton
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Meyer School In St Augusta
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Le Sueur Theater
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
Green Lake Mounds
Endion School In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hanover Bridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Old Brewery In Preston
The Almelund Creamery
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Welcome To Cobden
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome To Dotson
State Theater In Hutchinson
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lost Highway 61
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul