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
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
The Swinford Apartments
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Landmark Center In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Saint Paul Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Greater Minnesota
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Frederick E. Murphy was known as the publisher and guiding spirit of the Minneapolis Tribune...
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
The Milford Monument
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Jordan Brewery Complex
Enter Marlon Brando
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Meyer School In St Augusta
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
Lundring Service Station in Canby
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Little Falls Depot
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome to Hanska
Hollywood Town Hall
State Theater In Hutchinson
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Endion Depot In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Sandstone
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Visiting Golden Gate
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Le Sueur Theater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Cobden
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Moderne New Ulm Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Duluth Homestead Project
District 6 School in New Sweden
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Green Lake Mounds
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The End of the Line in Currie
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lost Highway 61
Historic Wasioja
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
District 48 School Near Delano
Red Wing Iron Works
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Endion School In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Exploring Ottawa
Moving Old Hibbing
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Ruins of Sawyer School
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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