It's hard to imagine a time when taking a bath or shower in your own home wasn’t possible, but the...
Twin Cities Area
Wilder Public Baths
District #28 School in Ramsey
The District #28 School was constructed in Ramsey in 1892 to replace a smaller, wood frame school...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Apartments
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Eight Days in May Protests
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Greater Minnesota
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
Red Wing Iron Works
Red Wing Iron Works was founded in 1866 by brothers Benjamin and Daniel Densmore. They found a...
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Le Sueur Theater
District 6 School in New Sweden
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Endion Depot In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Ruins of Sawyer School
Remembering Quadna Resort
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Moving Old Hibbing
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Wasioja
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Visiting Golden Gate
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hollywood Town Hall
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome To Dotson
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
State Theater In Hutchinson
Finding The Past In Swatara
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Church of the Holy Cross
Florence Town Hall
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lost Highway 61
The Milford Monument
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Historic Franconia
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Almelund Creamery
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome To Cobden
Meyer School In St Augusta
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Endion School In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
The Little Marais Inn
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring Ottawa
Hanover Bridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Green Lake Mounds
Duluth’s Incline Railway
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Duluth Homestead Project
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Little Falls Depot
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Almond White and the Motley Castle
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Dead Good Walks
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...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
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...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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