One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
Twin Cities Area
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Robbinsdale Library
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wilder Public Baths
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Greater Minnesota
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The charming town of Winona, Minnesota, once played host to an extraordinary tale in the world of...
Lost Highway 61
History buffs and curiosity seekers revel in finding a piece of the past. Stumbling across...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Franconia
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Little Falls Depot
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Le Sueur Theater
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Old Brewery In Preston
The Church of the Holy Cross
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Old School In Wolverton
Welcome To Dotson
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome to Hanska
Hollywood Town Hall
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Exploring Sandstone
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Ottawa
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Remembering Quadna Resort
Visiting Golden Gate
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Taylor House In Le Sueur
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Red Wing Iron Works
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Hanover Bridge
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Wasioja
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Florence Town Hall
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
District 48 School Near Delano
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Green Lake Mounds
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
The End of the Line in Currie
Moderne New Ulm Library
Endion School In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
State Theater In Hutchinson
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Enter Marlon Brando
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
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...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac 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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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
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