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
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Edwin H Hewitt was one of Minnesota’s most widely-known architects of the 20th century. Born in Red...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Landmark Center In St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Swinford Apartments
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
The Almelund Creamery
The first cooperative creamery opened in Almelund in 1896 and quickly gained a reputation for...
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Originally built as the second home of the First Swedish Baptist Church in 1910, the Temple Baptist...
Welcome to Hanska
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Moderne New Ulm Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Florence Town Hall
Welcome To Dotson
Welcome To Old Wadena
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Endion School In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Franconia
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Red Wing Iron Works
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Ruins of Sawyer School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Moving Old Hibbing
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 48 School Near Delano
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Oxford Mill Ruin
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Church of the Holy Cross
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Bend in the River Regional Park
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Old Brewery In Preston
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Endion Depot In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Jordan Brewery Complex
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
District 6 School in New Sweden
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hanover Bridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The End of the Line in Currie
The Le Sueur Theater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Wasioja
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lost Highway 61
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Remembering Quadna Resort
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Taylor House In Le Sueur
State Theater In Hutchinson
Finding The Past In Swatara
Exploring Sandstone
Visiting Golden Gate
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hollywood Town Hall
The Milford Monument
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Green Lake Mounds
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Little Marais Inn
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
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...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City 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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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