Stays, visits and the stories behind the buildings.
I'm Evan, and I run Staying in History with my wife, Shannon. This whole thing started with a room in Charleston that was hit by a cannonball. It was December 2018. Shannon and I had been dating a week, though we'd been talking since early summer. Wisconsin winters…
The Nickel Seal
White GloveThere was a moment, in 1926, when a Louisville chef got tired of serving ham and eggs. The Brown Hotel had opened in October 1923 at…
Stay for DinnerHow mineral water turned a small Wisconsin city into one of America's grandest resort destinations — and the seven hotels that defined its golden age
The Lore The Hotel Retlaw opened in 1923 at One North Main. Eight stories of neoclassical brick, designed by the Milwaukee firm Herbert W. Tullgren &…
We're not here to tell you that old buildings are charming or that history is interesting. You know that. What we want to talk about is…
A deep dive into the historical St. James Hotel of Red Wing, Minnesota.
Stay for Dinner
