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
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Names like Louis Comfort Tiffany and Gustav Stickley are well rooted in many American’s minds as...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
Wilder Public Baths
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Landmark Center In St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Townhomes
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Robbinsdale Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
John Grant Lund was a feisty showman and self-made millionaire known locally as the real estate...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Geldner Sawmill stands on a narrow strip of land that separates Lake Jefferson and German Lake...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Little Falls Depot
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hanover Bridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Dotson
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Visiting Golden Gate
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Endion School In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Green Lake Mounds
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring Sandstone
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hollywood Town Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring Ottawa
District 48 School Near Delano
Bend in the River Regional Park
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
District 6 School in New Sweden
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome To Cobden
The End of the Line in Currie
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Welcome to Hanska
Meyer School In St Augusta
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lincoln Park In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Franconia
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lost Highway 61
Red Wing Iron Works
Enter Marlon Brando
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Milford Monument
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Wasioja
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Little Marais Inn
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Old Brewery In Preston
State Theater In Hutchinson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
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
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
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...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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