In March 1963, the Twin Cities were rocked by a shocking and brutal crime – the murder of Carol...
Twin Cities Area
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
All of Theodore and Louise Hamm’s children stayed close to their family home and business. Most...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
District #28 School in Ramsey
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Swinford Apartments
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Eight Days in May Protests
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Robbinsdale Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Greater Minnesota
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bend in the River Regional Park is located on the former property of the Graves family. The...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Remembering Quadna Resort
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Oxford Mill Ruin
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Franconia
The Milford Monument
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Endion Depot In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Ruins of Sawyer School
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Florence Town Hall
The Almelund Creamery
Hanover Bridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Almond White and the Motley Castle
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Enter Marlon Brando
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hollywood Town Hall
District 6 School in New Sweden
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Little Falls Depot
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring Ottawa
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Old School In Wolverton
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Old Wadena
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Meyer School In St Augusta
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Duluth Homestead Project
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
State Theater In Hutchinson
The New Ulm Company Service Station
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Wasioja
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome To Dotson
The End of the Line in Currie
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Church of the Holy Cross
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Little Marais Inn
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome to Hanska
Jordan Brewery Complex
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring Sandstone
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown