At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Twin Cities Area
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Wilder Public Baths
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Swinford Apartments
District #28 School in Ramsey
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Townhomes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Greater Minnesota
Taylor House In Le Sueur
There are quite a few examples of the gorgeous Eastlake-style architecture in Minnesota, but this...
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...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Le Sueur Theater
Florence Town Hall
Historic Franconia
Hanover Bridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Sandstone
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Exploring Ottawa
The Almelund Creamery
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Bend in the River Regional Park
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Jordan Brewery Complex
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Oxford Mill Ruin
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome To Cobden
Hollywood Town Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
District 48 School Near Delano
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Moving Old Hibbing
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The End of the Line in Currie
Enter Marlon Brando
Visiting Golden Gate
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Little Falls Depot
Moderne New Ulm Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Little Marais Inn
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Endion School In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
State Theater In Hutchinson
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Church of the Holy Cross
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Old School In Wolverton
Finding The Past In Swatara
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Old Brewery In Preston
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome To Dotson
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Milford Monument
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac 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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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