At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
Twin Cities Area
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
On March 22, 1836, Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark married Lieutenant Horatio Phillips Van Cleve a few...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Apartments
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Robbinsdale Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Saint Paul Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Greater Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The charming town of Winona, Minnesota, once played host to an extraordinary tale in the world of...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Bend in the River Regional Park
Finding The Past In Swatara
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Old Brewery In Preston
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Milford Monument
Visiting Golden Gate
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Green Lake Mounds
Red Wing Iron Works
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
District 48 School Near Delano
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion Depot In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Church of the Holy Cross
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
State Theater In Hutchinson
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lost Highway 61
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Old Wadena
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Ruins of Sawyer School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Oxford Mill Ruin
The End of the Line in Currie
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Randall Cooperative Creamery
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Endion School In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Le Sueur Theater
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Little Falls Depot
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome To Cobden
Hollywood Town Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Franconia
The Duluth Homestead Project
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring Ottawa
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Little Marais Inn
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Old School In Wolverton
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
District 6 School in New Sweden
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hanover Bridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Enter Marlon Brando
The Almelund Creamery
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Moving Old Hibbing
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Remembering Quadna Resort
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...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
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...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...

