James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Twin Cities Area
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
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...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Robbinsdale Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Saint Paul Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Greater Minnesota
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
In 1890, Ole Rosenthal and a friend were moving a cart across his property near the Minnesota River...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Carl Berg opened the Farmers and Travelers Hotel in Sleepy Eye in 1874. It was a simple, two level...
Little Falls Depot
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Duluth Homestead Project
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Wasioja
Green Lake Mounds
Ruins of Sawyer School
Endion Depot In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Le Sueur Theater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Welcome to Hanska
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hanover Bridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Remembering Quadna Resort
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome To Dotson
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Little Marais Inn
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Exploring Sandstone
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Old Brewery In Preston
Florence Town Hall
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
The Almelund Creamery
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hollywood Town Hall
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Milford Monument
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
District 48 School Near Delano
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
State Theater In Hutchinson
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
The Old School In Wolverton
Moving Old Hibbing
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Red Wing Iron Works
District 6 School in New Sweden
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The End of the Line in Currie
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lost Highway 61
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
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...
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...
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s 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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
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