Edwin H Hewitt was one of Minnesota’s most widely-known architects of the 20th century. Born in Red...
Twin Cities Area
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
It may have been luck that spared the Colonnade Hotel the same fate as so many other old downtown...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
District #28 School in Ramsey
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Landmark Center In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Townhomes
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Robbinsdale Library
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wilder Public Baths
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Greater Minnesota
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...
Randall Cooperative Creamery
It isn’t clear when this brick creamery was built in Randall--one source says 1916 and another...
Exploring Sandstone
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hollywood Town Hall
Moving Old Hibbing
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Florence Town Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Almelund Creamery
Finding The Past In Swatara
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Green Lake Mounds
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Remembering Quadna Resort
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Little Falls Depot
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Taylor House In Le Sueur
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Visiting Golden Gate
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Wasioja
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
District 48 School Near Delano
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Exploring Ottawa
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Cobden
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Duluth Homestead Project
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The End of the Line in Currie
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Le Sueur Theater
Enter Marlon Brando
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Milford Monument
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
District 6 School in New Sweden
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome to Hanska
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Dotson
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lost Highway 61
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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