In an age before women had the right to vote, Elizabeth C. Quinlan was a natural entrepreneur who...
Twin Cities Area
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
District #28 School in Ramsey
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Swinford Townhomes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wilder Public Baths
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Saint Paul Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Robbinsdale Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Greater Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
In 1929, the Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge was established in Lanesboro, Minnesota. Membership...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Red Wing Iron Works
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Ruins of Sawyer School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Visiting Golden Gate
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Enter Marlon Brando
Florence Town Hall
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Endion School In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Jordan Brewery Complex
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Endion Depot In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
District 6 School in New Sweden
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Sandstone
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Meyer School In St Augusta
Exploring Ottawa
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Moving Old Hibbing
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome To Dotson
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lost Highway 61
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Old School In Wolverton
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The End of the Line in Currie
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Old Brewery In Preston
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Wasioja
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hollywood Town Hall
Munger Terrace In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Remembering Quadna Resort
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hanover Bridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome To Cobden
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Milford Monument
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Oxford Mill Ruin
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Little Marais Inn
Bend in the River Regional Park
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Green Lake Mounds
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Franconia
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Le Sueur Theater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Little Falls Depot
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Almelund Creamery
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
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...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s 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 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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...

