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
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Horatio Alden Smith made the bulk of his fortune as the co-owner of the Smith and Wyman Sash and...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Swinford Apartments
Landmark Center In St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Townhomes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wilder Public Baths
District #28 School in Ramsey
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Robbinsdale Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Visiting Golden Gate
A post office was first established in Golden Gate, Minnesota, in 1868. The little town sprang up...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring Sandstone
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Franconia
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Jordan Brewery Complex
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Oxford Mill Ruin
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Milford Monument
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Little Marais Inn
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Duluth Homestead Project
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hollywood Town Hall
District 48 School Near Delano
Enter Marlon Brando
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Ottawa
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Red Wing Iron Works
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Green Lake Mounds
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome to Hanska
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Dotson
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Endion School In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Le Sueur Theater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Meyer School In St Augusta
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Little Falls Depot
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lost Highway 61
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Almelund Creamery
The Old School In Wolverton
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The End of the Line in Currie
Endion Depot In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hanover Bridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Moving Old Hibbing
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Ruins of Sawyer School
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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