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
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
If youโve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wilder Public Baths
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Womanโs Club of Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Robbinsdale Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
St. Agathaโs Conservatory of Music and Art
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Wonderland Amusement Parkโs Glass Castles
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Saint Paul Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Greater Minnesota
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The original movie theater in Aitkin showed silent films and wasnโt set up to show talkies. As the...
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Moving Old Hibbing
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brownโs Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Old Wadena
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Daniel Piper House in Medford
District 48 School Near Delano
Florence Town Hall
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Franconia
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Sandstone
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The End of the Line in Currie
The Church of the Holy Cross
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Almelund Creamery
District 6 School in New Sweden
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Little Marais Inn
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Old Brewery In Preston
Lost Highway 61
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Meyer School In St Augusta
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Moderne New Ulm Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Little Falls Depot
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Red Wing Iron Works
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Le Sueur Theater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Green Lake Mounds
Swensonโs General Store in Norseland
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Remembering Quadna Resort
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Milford Monument
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Endion School In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hanover Bridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Finding The Past In Swatara
Welcome To Cobden
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring Ottawa
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Wasioja
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Enter Marlon Brando
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Glader Cemetery in Lindstrรถm
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindstrรถm. It is the oldest...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you ๐ The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...

