The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Twin Cities Area
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
Robbinsdale Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Apartments
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Eight Days in May Protests
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Old Brewery In Preston
The Preston Brewery sits at the base of a bluff along the Root River, a site known for its scenic...
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ness Congregation was originally organized as the Norwegian Evangelical St. Johannes...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Little Falls Depot
Visiting Golden Gate
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring Sandstone
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome To Dotson
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Old School In Wolverton
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Franconia
The End of the Line in Currie
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hanover Bridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Church of the Holy Cross
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Le Sueur Theater
Endion School In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Florence Town Hall
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lost Highway 61
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Old Wadena
Meyer School In St Augusta
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Oxford Mill Ruin
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
District 48 School Near Delano
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
District 6 School in New Sweden
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Jordan Brewery Complex
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Red Wing Iron Works
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
State Theater In Hutchinson
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Green Lake Mounds
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Taylor House In Le Sueur
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Moving Old Hibbing
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring Ottawa
Ruins of Sawyer School
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Wasioja
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Milford Monument
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Cobden
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Randall Cooperative Creamery
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
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