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

