In March 1963, the Twin Cities were rocked by a shocking and brutal crime – the murder of Carol...
Twin Cities Area
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis was one of the rare mills in the city that had four finished...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Women’s City Club In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Robbinsdale Library
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Townhomes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Chisago County State Bank was built in Center City in 1915. In August 1925, more than 60...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Memories are made at the lake. Whether you’re lucky enough to go every weekend in the summer...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Moving Old Hibbing
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Ruins of Sawyer School
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring Sandstone
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome To Cobden
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Almelund Creamery
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Moderne New Ulm Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Endion Depot In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome to Hanska
The Le Sueur Theater
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Milford Monument
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Visiting Golden Gate
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Duluth Homestead Project
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hanover Bridge
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Old School In Wolverton
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome To Old Wadena
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Finding The Past In Swatara
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Church of the Holy Cross
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Franconia
Welcome To Dotson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Little Marais Inn
Old Brewery In Preston
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Wasioja
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Lost Highway 61
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Little Falls Depot
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
District 48 School Near Delano
State Theater In Hutchinson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring Ottawa
Jordan Brewery Complex
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Green Lake Mounds
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The End of the Line in Currie
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hollywood Town Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Enter Marlon Brando
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Endion School In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
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...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
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...
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses 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