Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Twin Cities Area
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Apartments
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Gates of Stonebridge
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Greater Minnesota
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Archibald mill is located on the banks of the Cannon River in Dundas. Brothers John S. and...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome To Cobden
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Duluth Homestead Project
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Oxford Mill Ruin
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
District 6 School in New Sweden
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Moving Old Hibbing
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome To Old Wadena
Red Wing Iron Works
Bend in the River Regional Park
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Sandstone
The Le Sueur Theater
Florence Town Hall
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Visiting Golden Gate
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Old School In Wolverton
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Wasioja
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hanover Bridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
District 48 School Near Delano
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Milford Monument
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Endion Depot In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Franconia
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Dotson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Little Falls Depot
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
Old Brewery In Preston
Lost Highway 61
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Maple Hill 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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
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