As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Twin Cities Area
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Swinford Apartments
Wilder Public Baths
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Saint Paul Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
This gorgeous Second Empire style home in Hastings was built for William Thompson in 1880. Thompson...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome to one of the most awe-inspiring buildings in Minnesota. It’s big. It’s...
Ruins of Sawyer School
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Endion Depot In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Jordan Brewery Complex
Little Falls Depot
Exploring Sandstone
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome To Old Wadena
Green Lake Mounds
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome To Dotson
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Milford Monument
The Old School In Wolverton
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
Old Brewery In Preston
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Welcome to Hanska
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
District 48 School Near Delano
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Visiting Golden Gate
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Almelund Creamery
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Franconia
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The End of the Line in Currie
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome To Cobden
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Wasioja
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring Ottawa
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Moderne New Ulm Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lost Highway 61
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Oxford Mill Ruin
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Le Sueur Theater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Moving Old Hibbing
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Enter Marlon Brando
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Endion School In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The New Ulm Company Service Station
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hollywood Town Hall
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Church of the Holy Cross
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
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...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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