James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Twin Cities Area
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Wilder Public Baths
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Greater Minnesota
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Frederick E. Murphy was known as the publisher and guiding spirit of the Minneapolis Tribune...
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Franconia
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Meyer School In St Augusta
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Green Lake Mounds
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Duluth Homestead Project
Ruins of Sawyer School
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Oxford Mill Ruin
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Dotson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Le Sueur Theater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Little Falls Depot
Visiting Golden Gate
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Moving Old Hibbing
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hanover Bridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Red Wing Iron Works
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome To Cobden
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Wasioja
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hollywood Town Hall
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Exploring Sandstone
Lost Highway 61
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion Depot In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
Bend in the River Regional Park
District 48 School Near Delano
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The End of the Line in Currie
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Exploring Ottawa
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Little Marais Inn
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Almelund Creamery
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Old School In Wolverton
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Church of the Holy Cross
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Endion School In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Finding The Past In Swatara
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
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 Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
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