The Lowry Hotel opened in 1927 and was 12 floors of pure glamour. An addition was made in 1930 to...
Twin Cities Area
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Saint Paul Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Apartments
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Not much has changed at this house in Duluth. It looks pretty much the same as it did when it was...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Ruins of Sawyer School
Florence Town Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Finding The Past In Swatara
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Enter Marlon Brando
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Moving Old Hibbing
The Almelund Creamery
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Endion School In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Franconia
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
Taylor House In Le Sueur
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The End of the Line in Currie
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Oxford Mill Ruin
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Moderne New Ulm Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Remembering Quadna Resort
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lost Highway 61
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome To Dotson
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Bend in the River Regional Park
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Le Sueur Theater
Old Brewery In Preston
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Little Falls Depot
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome to Hanska
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome To Cobden
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Sandstone
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Duluth Homestead Project
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Milford Monument
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Old School In Wolverton
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Randall Cooperative Creamery
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Red Wing Iron Works
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...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...

