The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Twin Cities Area
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Minnesota Linseed Oil Company was incorporated in September 1870. Around 1878, company managers...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Parkโs Glass Castles
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agathaโs Conservatory of Music and Art
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Landmark Center In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Womanโs Club of Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wilder Public Baths
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Robbinsdale Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Greater Minnesota
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The West Bridge in Madelia, Minnesota, was built in 1908. It is the earliest remaining example of a...
Hollywood Town Hall
The Carver County District Number 76 School was built in 1906 and opened for classes in the fall of...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
District 48 School Near Delano
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Visiting Golden Gate
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Remembering Quadna Resort
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome to Hanska
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Almelund Creamery
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Old Brewery In Preston
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Franconia
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Jordan Brewery Complex
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Milford Monument
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Enter Marlon Brando
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lost Highway 61
State Theater In Hutchinson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome To Dotson
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Sandstone
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Wasioja
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Old Wadena
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Endion School In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
Red Wing Iron Works
The Little Marais Inn
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Joseph R. Brownโs Little Castle on the Prairie
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Meyer School In St Augusta
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Exploring Ottawa
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Moving Old Hibbing
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Swensonโs General Store in Norseland
Florence Town Hall
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Bend in the River Regional Park
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Ruins of Sawyer School
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Little Falls Depot
Hanover Bridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Old School In Wolverton
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdingerโs grist mill in the...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If youโre here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case youโre...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindstrรถm
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
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...

