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
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Wilder Public Baths
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Robbinsdale Library
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Eight Days in May Protests
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Built in 1926, the New Ulm Company Service Station is the best remaining example in a series of...
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ness Congregation was originally organized as the Norwegian Evangelical St. Johannes...
The Duluth Homestead Project
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lost Highway 61
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Le Sueur Theater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Little Marais Inn
Hanover Bridge
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District 48 School Near Delano
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Church of the Holy Cross
Red Wing Iron Works
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Moving Old Hibbing
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Bend in the River Regional Park
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome to Hanska
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Meyer School In St Augusta
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Franconia
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Old Brewery In Preston
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
District 6 School in New Sweden
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Milford Monument
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Wasioja
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Green Lake Mounds
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Almelund Creamery
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome To Cobden
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Old School In Wolverton
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Enter Marlon Brando
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring Ottawa
Little Falls Depot
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Duluth’s Incline Railway
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Remembering Quadna Resort
Ruins of Sawyer School
Endion Depot In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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