Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
Twin Cities Area
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
In 1944, a group of talented athletes took the field at Nicollet Park in Minneapolis to wild...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Robbinsdale Library
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Swinford Apartments
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gates of Stonebridge
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
I saw this pretty old farmhouse streak by my window as I was driving on I-35 and knew right away...
Moving Old Hibbing
Imagine that you’re a recent immigrant to northern Minnesota just after the turn of the 20th...
Historic Wasioja
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Milford Monument
Bend in the River Regional Park
Florence Town Hall
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring Ottawa
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Endion School In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Church of the Holy Cross
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Old School In Wolverton
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
District 6 School in New Sweden
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The End of the Line in Currie
State Theater In Hutchinson
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Old Brewery In Preston
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Red Wing Iron Works
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Moderne New Ulm Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring Sandstone
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
Enter Marlon Brando
Hanover Bridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
District 48 School Near Delano
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Franconia
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Meyer School In St Augusta
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The New Ulm Company Service Station
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome To Cobden
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Le Sueur Theater
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Welcome To Dotson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Little Falls Depot
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Almelund Creamery
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
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
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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