The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
Twin Cities Area
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gates of Stonebridge
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Landmark Center In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Wilder Public Baths
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Shortly after midnight on November 28, 1905, the Crescent City dropped anchor in 90-feet of water...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
After a devastating forest fire obliterated the villages of Finlayson, Hinckley, Miller, Mission...
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Endion School In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Wandering Around The Toimi School
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Wasioja
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
District 48 School Near Delano
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Enter Marlon Brando
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Old School In Wolverton
Hanover Bridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Le Sueur Theater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Visiting Golden Gate
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Little Falls Depot
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Little Marais Inn
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Franconia
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
Red Wing Iron Works
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Almond White and the Motley Castle
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
District 6 School in New Sweden
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Moving Old Hibbing
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Welcome to Hanska
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Meyer School In St Augusta
Ruins of Sawyer School
Green Lake Mounds
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome To Cobden
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Old Brewery In Preston
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The End of the Line in Currie
Florence Town Hall
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
State Theater In Hutchinson
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Almelund Creamery
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Welcome To Dotson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Milford Monument
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
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...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...

