On This Date in Minnesota History: April 18

April 18, 1910 – The St. Paul Hotel, “‘St. Paul’s Million-Dollar Hotel,’ opens with much enthusiasm and ceremony on [this date], with guests such as James J. Hill, the builder of the Great Northern Railway, Lucius P. Ordway, businessman and early 3M investor, and John Ireland, archbishop of St. Paul.”
http://www.saintpaulhotel.com/our_hotel/history/

St. Paul Hotel, downtown st. Paul, Minn.
Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain April 18, 2013,
as long as acknowledgement included.