Charles Harrington arrived in Rochester in 1871 to work for the railroad. It didn’t take long for...
Twin Cities Area
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Landmark Center In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Townhomes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Greater Minnesota
Old Brewery In Preston
The Preston Brewery sits at the base of a bluff along the Root River, a site known for its scenic...
Moving Old Hibbing
Imagine that you’re a recent immigrant to northern Minnesota just after the turn of the 20th...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lost Highway 61
The Milford Monument
Red Wing Iron Works
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bend in the River Regional Park
Little Falls Depot
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome to Hanska
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
District 48 School Near Delano
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Green Lake Mounds
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hanover Bridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Wasioja
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome To Dotson
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Meyer School In St Augusta
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Franconia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Little Marais Inn
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
Florence Town Hall
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome To Cobden
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Old School In Wolverton
Enter Marlon Brando
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Old Wadena
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Almelund Creamery
The Le Sueur Theater
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Oxford Mill Ruin
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The End of the Line in Currie
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
State Theater In Hutchinson
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Exploring Sandstone
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Daniel Piper House in Medford
District 6 School in New Sweden
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Endion School In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul