In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
Twin Cities Area
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Saint Paul Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Wilder Public Baths
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Landmark Center In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Eight Days in May Protests
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Apartments
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
November 27, 1905, was a typical Monday morning for the crew of the flat-bottomed scow, George...
District 48 School Near Delano
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Green Lake Mounds
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Bend in the River Regional Park
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Old Brewery In Preston
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lincoln Park In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Le Sueur Theater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Franconia
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome to Hanska
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Endion School In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Finding The Past In Swatara
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome To Old Wadena
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Old School In Wolverton
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring Ottawa
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lost Highway 61
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Welcome To Dotson
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Milford Monument
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hollywood Town Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Moving Old Hibbing
Hanover Bridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome To Cobden
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The End of the Line in Currie
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Little Marais Inn
The Almelund Creamery
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Wasioja
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Jordan Brewery Complex
Florence Town Hall
Exploring Sandstone
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Enter Marlon Brando
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Red Wing Iron Works
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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