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
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Swinford Townhomes
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Eight Days in May Protests
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
After a devastating forest fire obliterated the villages of Finlayson, Hinckley, Miller, Mission...
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Lincoln Branch of the Duluth Public Library opened in 1917 thanks to $30,000 from Andrew...
Endion School In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Almelund Creamery
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Red Wing Iron Works
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
District 48 School Near Delano
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome To Dotson
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Moving Old Hibbing
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Exploring Sandstone
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Meyer School In St Augusta
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
District 6 School in New Sweden
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Brewery In Preston
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Milford Monument
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome To Old Wadena
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Remembering Quadna Resort
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Moderne New Ulm Library
Little Falls Depot
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lost Highway 61
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Endion Depot In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Old School In Wolverton
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome to Hanska
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Franconia
The Le Sueur Theater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hollywood Town Hall
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Finding The Past In Swatara
Florence Town Hall
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hanover Bridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Wasioja
State Theater In Hutchinson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Oxford Mill Ruin
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Enter Marlon Brando
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Little Marais Inn
Bend in the River Regional Park
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Visiting Golden Gate
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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