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
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery and Wurstery is located near the Mississippi River in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Swinford Apartments
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
District #28 School in Ramsey
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Greater Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Welcome To Dotson
Finding the ghost town of Dotson, Minnesota, wasn’t easy. I was going off of second-hand...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Visiting Golden Gate
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Church of the Holy Cross
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Franconia
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lost Highway 61
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Endion Depot In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Little Marais Inn
Moving Old Hibbing
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Red Wing Iron Works
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Bend in the River Regional Park
Oxford Mill Ruin
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Little Falls Depot
The Le Sueur Theater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Ruins of Sawyer School
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
District 6 School in New Sweden
District 48 School Near Delano
The End of the Line in Currie
The Almelund Creamery
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Finding The Past In Swatara
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hollywood Town Hall
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Jordan Brewery Complex
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Endion School In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Milford Monument
Remembering Quadna Resort
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Florence Town Hall
Exploring Ottawa
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome to Hanska
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Wasioja
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hanover Bridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac 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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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