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 Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
On March 22, 1836, Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark married Lieutenant Horatio Phillips Van Cleve a few...
The Gates of Stonebridge
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Landmark Center In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Robbinsdale Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
District #28 School in Ramsey
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Wilder Public Baths
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Greater Minnesota
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
When people think of the gold rush, they think of California, but Minnesota had its own gold rush...
Welcome To Cobden
Cobden, Minnesota, was incorporated in 1905. The little railroad town included a bank, creamery...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome To Old Wadena
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Franconia
The Milford Monument
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
Hollywood Town Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lost Highway 61
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Church of the Holy Cross
Florence Town Hall
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hanover Bridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Old School In Wolverton
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Remembering Quadna Resort
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Moderne New Ulm Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Almond White and the Motley Castle
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Wasioja
The Le Sueur Theater
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Enter Marlon Brando
Endion School In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Red Wing Iron Works
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring Sandstone
Visiting Golden Gate
The End of the Line in Currie
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome to Hanska
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Endion Depot In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Meyer School In St Augusta
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Oxford Mill Ruin
Welcome To Dotson
Bend in the River Regional Park
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Old Brewery In Preston
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Ruins of Sawyer School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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