Calling all St Paul history buffs! I have spent way too long researching this little piece of...
Twin Cities Area
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Horatio Alden Smith made the bulk of his fortune as the co-owner of the Smith and Wyman Sash and...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Swinford Apartments
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
District #28 School in Ramsey
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Wilder Public Baths
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Greater Minnesota
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Settled in 1854 by Pennsylvania native Benjamin Spencer, Spencer Brook was one of the first...
The Le Sueur Theater
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Old Brewery In Preston
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Old School In Wolverton
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The End of the Line in Currie
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Enter Marlon Brando
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Wasioja
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hanover Bridge
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hollywood Town Hall
The Church of the Holy Cross
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Milford Monument
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Endion School In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Green Lake Mounds
Oxford Mill Ruin
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Franconia
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
District 6 School in New Sweden
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Welcome To Cobden
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Almond White and the Motley Castle
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome To Old Wadena
State Theater In Hutchinson
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Red Wing Iron Works
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring Sandstone
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Florence Town Hall
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 48 School Near Delano
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Wandering Around The Toimi School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome to Hanska
Ruins of Sawyer School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Moving Old Hibbing
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Almelund Creamery
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lost Highway 61
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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