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
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Womanโs Club of Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
St. Agathaโs Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wonderland Amusement Parkโs Glass Castles
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Townhomes
Robbinsdale Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The West Bridge in Madelia, Minnesota, was built in 1908. It is the earliest remaining example of a...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sometimes there isn’t much to look at when I’m out exploring and driving from place to...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hollywood Town Hall
Florence Town Hall
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Enter Marlon Brando
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Ruins of Sawyer School
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Wasioja
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bend in the River Regional Park
Red Wing Iron Works
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Swensonโs General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Little Marais Inn
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Green Lake Mounds
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Remembering Quadna Resort
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The End of the Line in Currie
Little Falls Depot
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Almelund Creamery
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Endion Depot In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hanover Bridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Moving Old Hibbing
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
District 6 School in New Sweden
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome to Hanska
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Ottawa
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome To Old Wadena
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Old Brewery In Preston
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Dotson
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Old School In Wolverton
Joseph R. Brownโs Little Castle on the Prairie
The Le Sueur Theater
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Oxford Mill Ruin
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
State Theater In Hutchinson
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Welcome To Cobden
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Duluth Homestead Project
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Milford Monument
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Wandering Around The Toimi School
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdingerโs grist mill in the...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindstrรถm
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butlerโs interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordwayโknown by her nickname, Sallyโwas born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Winter At The Lamar School
Itโs clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...

