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 Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wilder Public Baths
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Robbinsdale Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Saint Paul Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Minnesota Home School for Girls was established by the state legislature in 1907 as a...
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Moving Old Hibbing
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Oxford Mill Ruin
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Almelund Creamery
Ruins of Sawyer School
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Enter Marlon Brando
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The End of the Line in Currie
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Florence Town Hall
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hollywood Town Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Red Wing Iron Works
Hanover Bridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Old Brewery In Preston
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Milford Monument
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Moderne New Ulm Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Little Falls Depot
Welcome To Cobden
The Little Marais Inn
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Bend in the River Regional Park
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Church of the Holy Cross
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Munger Terrace In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Finding The Past In Swatara
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
District 48 School Near Delano
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Franconia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lost Highway 61
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Dotson
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome to Hanska
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Endion School In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
Green Lake Mounds
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Exploring Ottawa
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Meyer School In St Augusta
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Old School In Wolverton
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Le Sueur Theater
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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