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Twin Cities Area
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles G. Jackson immigrated to the U.S. and purchased the Anoka House, the oldest hotel in Anoka...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wilder Public Baths
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Robbinsdale Library
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Saint Paul Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Eight Days in May Protests
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Townhomes
Greater Minnesota
Moderne New Ulm Library
In 1936, a sleek, Moderne-style public library was built in New Ulm, Minnesota. The land for the...
Meyer School In St Augusta
The original District 35 (Meyer) school was a log structure built around 1868. As the population of...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Old School In Wolverton
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Old Brewery In Preston
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bend in the River Regional Park
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lost Highway 61
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Endion School In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome To Cobden
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 48 School Near Delano
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
Florence Town Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Wasioja
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome to Hanska
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Moving Old Hibbing
Hanover Bridge
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome To Old Wadena
Oxford Mill Ruin
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Little Marais Inn
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Jordan Brewery Complex
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Finding The Past In Swatara
Exploring Sandstone
Exploring Ottawa
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Green Lake Mounds
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Le Sueur Theater
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Almelund Creamery
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Visiting Golden Gate
Little Falls Depot
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The End of the Line in Currie
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Franconia
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Almond White and the Motley Castle
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hollywood Town Hall
The Church of the Holy Cross
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Duluth Homestead Project
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...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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