Originally named the Palazzo, the Colonnade Hotel opened on St. Peter Street in Saint Paul in 1888...
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Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Robbinsdale Library
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Swinford Apartments
The Gates of Stonebridge
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Archibald mill is located on the banks of the Cannon River in Dundas. Brothers John S. and...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Church of the Holy Cross
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Franconia
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Endion School In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome to Hanska
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Milford Monument
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Little Marais Inn
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome To Old Wadena
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Red Wing Iron Works
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring Sandstone
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Almelund Creamery
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Visiting Golden Gate
Meyer School In St Augusta
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Old School In Wolverton
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hanover Bridge
Welcome To Cobden
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hollywood Town Hall
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Duluth Homestead Project
The End of the Line in Currie
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lost Highway 61
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Ruins of Sawyer School
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring Ottawa
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Dotson
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Little Falls Depot
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Green Lake Mounds
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Endion Depot In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Florence Town Hall
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
District 48 School Near Delano
Bend in the River Regional Park
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Jordan Brewery Complex
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
The Le Sueur Theater
District 6 School in New Sweden
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Wasioja
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
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...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
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Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In 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