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 Weatherball in Minneapolis
On Thanksgiving Day in 1982, Minneapolis lost one of its most enduring landmarks--the Weatherball...
The Swinford Townhomes
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Saint Paul Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Apartments
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Greater Minnesota
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Avenue, located on the east side of St. Cloud, became part of the Jefferson Highway system...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Ottawa
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome to Hanska
The Duluth Homestead Project
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Remembering Quadna Resort
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Visiting Golden Gate
The Milford Monument
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Moderne New Ulm Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Enter Marlon Brando
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Red Wing Iron Works
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Hollywood Town Hall
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Franconia
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Little Marais Inn
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Green Lake Mounds
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Duluth’s Incline Railway
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The End of the Line in Currie
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
District 48 School Near Delano
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Le Sueur Theater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
State Theater In Hutchinson
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
Hanover Bridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome To Cobden
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Moving Old Hibbing
The Church of the Holy Cross
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Old School In Wolverton
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Ruins of Sawyer School
Old Brewery In Preston
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bend in the River Regional Park
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lost Highway 61
Munger Terrace In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Little Falls Depot
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
Jordan Brewery Complex
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...

