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
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg and his wife Dora were the owners of a jewelry store in downtown Minneapolis in the...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Saint Paul Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Swinford Townhomes
Robbinsdale Library
Wilder Public Baths
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
District #28 School in Ramsey
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Almelund Creamery
The first cooperative creamery opened in Almelund in 1896 and quickly gained a reputation for...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Most of us wouldn’t consider a 13,000 square foot mansion situated on a six-acre wooded lot with...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Oxford Mill Ruin
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Ottawa
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Old School In Wolverton
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Green Lake Mounds
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Wasioja
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Milford Monument
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Le Sueur Theater
District 48 School Near Delano
Remembering Quadna Resort
Moderne New Ulm Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hanover Bridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome To Cobden
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Little Marais Inn
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lost Highway 61
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome to Hanska
Old Brewery In Preston
Little Falls Depot
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Endion School In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
State Theater In Hutchinson
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
Moving Old Hibbing
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The End of the Line in Currie
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Sandstone
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Visiting Golden Gate
Red Wing Iron Works
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Enter Marlon Brando
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Ruins of Sawyer School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Florence Town Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hollywood Town Hall
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
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...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Article Archive
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
Carnegie Library In Watertown