The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
Twin Cities Area
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
All of Theodore and Louise Hamm’s children stayed close to their family home and business. Most...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wilder Public Baths
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Saint Paul Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Townhomes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Robbinsdale Library
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Archibald mill is located on the banks of the Cannon River in Dundas. Brothers John S. and...
Jordan Brewery Complex
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Milford Monument
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Little Marais Inn
Remembering Quadna Resort
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Little Falls Depot
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Almelund Creamery
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Finding The Past In Swatara
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Franconia
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Oxford Mill Ruin
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Le Sueur Theater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Visiting Golden Gate
Endion Depot In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Enter Marlon Brando
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Welcome to Hanska
Endion School In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Meyer School In St Augusta
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Sandstone
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Wandering Around The Toimi School
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Old Brewery In Preston
The Old School In Wolverton
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
District 48 School Near Delano
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome To Dotson
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring Ottawa
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Church of the Holy Cross
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
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
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate 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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...

