Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Twin Cities Area
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Eight Days in May Protests
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wilder Public Baths
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Robbinsdale Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
District #28 School in Ramsey
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Greater Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
If you travel north on Highway 64 through central Minnesota, you will likely pass through Akeley...
Endion School In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Milford Monument
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Duluth Homestead Project
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Little Falls Depot
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bend in the River Regional Park
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome To Cobden
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Almelund Creamery
State Theater In Hutchinson
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Exploring Ottawa
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Oxford Mill Ruin
Meyer School In St Augusta
District 48 School Near Delano
Daniel Piper House in Medford
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hanover Bridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Moderne New Ulm Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring Sandstone
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
The Little Marais Inn
Red Wing Iron Works
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome To Dotson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome to Hanska
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Old Brewery In Preston
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The End of the Line in Currie
The Old School In Wolverton
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Franconia
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Ruins of Sawyer School
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion Depot In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Jordan Brewery Complex
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Finding The Past In Swatara
Enter Marlon Brando
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Le Sueur Theater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
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...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
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
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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