Horatio Alden Smith made the bulk of his fortune as the co-owner of the Smith and Wyman Sash and...
Twin Cities Area
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The first branch library in the Minneapolis Public Library system was built in 1893-1894 and is one...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wilder Public Baths
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Swinford Apartments
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Eight Days in May Protests
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Landmark Center In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Bally Blacksmith Shop opened in 1911 when Sam Bally left his job at a sawmill to open his own...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
If you’ve been to the Mille Lacs area of Minnesota, there’s a good chance you’ve...
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Welcome To Cobden
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome to Hanska
State Theater In Hutchinson
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Almelund Creamery
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Endion Depot In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Oxford Mill Ruin
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lost Highway 61
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Le Sueur Theater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Wasioja
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Little Falls Depot
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Duluth Homestead Project
Florence Town Hall
The Church of the Holy Cross
Ruins of Sawyer School
Old Brewery In Preston
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Enter Marlon Brando
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Green Lake Mounds
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Moving Old Hibbing
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Old School In Wolverton
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Exploring Ottawa
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Franconia
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The End of the Line in Currie
Hollywood Town Hall
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
District 48 School Near Delano
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
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