The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
Twin Cities Area
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Apartments
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Women’s City Club In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Townhomes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Henry D. Huff was a land speculator who built a brick and stone Italian Villa-style house on a...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Have you ever wondered how Minnesota became known as the land of 10,000 lakes? Every Minnesotan...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion School In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Florence Town Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Endion Depot In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hollywood Town Hall
The Almelund Creamery
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Franconia
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Le Sueur Theater
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Old Brewery In Preston
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lost Highway 61
Visiting Golden Gate
Little Falls Depot
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Green Lake Mounds
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Welcome To Cobden
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Milford Monument
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Red Wing Iron Works
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome To Old Wadena
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Enter Marlon Brando
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Oxford Mill Ruin
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Moving Old Hibbing
Remembering Quadna Resort
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Duluth Homestead Project
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Welcome To Dotson
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Sandstone
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring Ottawa
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Taylor House In Le Sueur
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Wasioja
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
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
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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