St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
Twin Cities Area
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Minnesota Linseed Oil Company was incorporated in September 1870. Around 1878, company managers...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Eight Days in May Protests
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Robbinsdale Library
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Landmark Center In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swatara, Minnesota, started out as a logging town when several logging companies moved into the...
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The original village hall in Waverly was built in 1893. The two-story, brick and stone building sat...
Jordan Brewery Complex
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Milford Monument
Historic Franconia
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Old School In Wolverton
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
The Almelund Creamery
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Red Wing Iron Works
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Moving Old Hibbing
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Welcome To Cobden
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Wasioja
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Ruins of Sawyer School
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome To Dotson
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lost Highway 61
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hanover Bridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Randall Cooperative Creamery
State Theater In Hutchinson
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Florence Town Hall
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome to Hanska
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Little Falls Depot
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Endion School In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
District 48 School Near Delano
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Old Wadena
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Old Brewery In Preston
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Little Marais Inn
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The End of the Line in Currie
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
District 6 School in New Sweden
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Church of the Holy Cross
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Meyer School In St Augusta
Dead Good Walks
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In 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