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