The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Twin Cities Area
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Robbinsdale Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wilder Public Baths
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Swinford Apartments
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
In 1890, Ole Rosenthal and a friend were moving a cart across his property near the Minnesota River...
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
In 1929, the Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge was established in Lanesboro, Minnesota. Membership...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Oxford Mill Ruin
Moderne New Ulm Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Bend in the River Regional Park
Little Falls Depot
Duluth’s Incline Railway
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Almelund Creamery
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome To Cobden
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome To Dotson
The Duluth Homestead Project
Endion Depot In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lost Highway 61
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Milford Monument
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Red Wing Iron Works
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome to Hanska
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Old Wadena
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Le Sueur Theater
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The End of the Line in Currie
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Jordan Brewery Complex
Endion School In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Little Marais Inn
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Old School In Wolverton
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Wasioja
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Sandstone
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Green Lake Mounds
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Ottawa
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
District 6 School in New Sweden
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
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