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
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
District #28 School in Ramsey
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wilder Public Baths
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The childhood home of children’s book author and illustrator Wanda Gag was built in New Ulm...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swatara, Minnesota, started out as a logging town when several logging companies moved into the...
Enter Marlon Brando
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Meyer School In St Augusta
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion School In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Exploring Ottawa
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Little Marais Inn
Moderne New Ulm Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Red Wing Iron Works
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Visiting Golden Gate
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Milford Monument
Hollywood Town Hall
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lost Highway 61
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Church of the Holy Cross
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Welcome to Hanska
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Florence Town Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hanover Bridge
Little Falls Depot
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Ruins of Sawyer School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Franconia
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Old Brewery In Preston
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Dotson
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Wasioja
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
District 6 School in New Sweden
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Daniel Piper House in Medford
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 48 School Near Delano
The Almelund Creamery
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Moving Old Hibbing
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome To Cobden
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Jordan Brewery Complex
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Green Lake Mounds
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Old School In Wolverton
The End of the Line in Currie
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Bend in the River Regional Park
Dead Good Walks
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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