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
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
It may have been luck that spared the Colonnade Hotel the same fate as so many other old downtown...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Townhomes
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Apartments
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wilder Public Baths
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Robbinsdale Library
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
District #28 School in Ramsey
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Ottawa
Don’t you love it when you stop in a town for one historic building and find out there are other...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Arthur Orr was a 286’ steel package freighter built by the Chicago Ship Building Company. She...
State Theater In Hutchinson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Florence Town Hall
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Bend in the River Regional Park
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
District 48 School Near Delano
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Almelund Creamery
Remembering Quadna Resort
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Church of the Holy Cross
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hollywood Town Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lost Highway 61
Historic Wasioja
Jordan Brewery Complex
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Franconia
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Old Brewery In Preston
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Moderne New Ulm Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Finding The Past In Swatara
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Old School In Wolverton
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome To Cobden
Enter Marlon Brando
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Green Lake Mounds
Hanover Bridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Endion School In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Milford Monument
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
Ruins of Sawyer School
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The End of the Line in Currie
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Red Wing Iron Works
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring Sandstone
Little Falls Depot
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Le Sueur Theater
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
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Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
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Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
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...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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