At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Twin Cities Area
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Wilder Public Baths
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Landmark Center In St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Swinford Townhomes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Swinford Apartments
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Saint Paul Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Gates of Stonebridge
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Greater Minnesota
Welcome To Cobden
Cobden, Minnesota, was incorporated in 1905. The little railroad town included a bank, creamery...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Pennsylvania-native Joseph Renshaw Brown arrived in Minnesota at the age of 14 with the Army. He...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring Sandstone
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Milford Monument
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring Ottawa
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Almelund Creamery
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Oxford Mill Ruin
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Moderne New Ulm Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome to Hanska
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Red Wing Iron Works
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lost Highway 61
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
District 48 School Near Delano
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Visiting Golden Gate
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Meyer School In St Augusta
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Green Lake Mounds
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Moving Old Hibbing
Florence Town Hall
The Old School In Wolverton
The Little Marais Inn
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Little Falls Depot
The End of the Line in Currie
Jordan Brewery Complex
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hanover Bridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
State Theater In Hutchinson
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Le Sueur Theater
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Franconia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Church of the Holy Cross
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Old Brewery In Preston
District 6 School in New Sweden
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
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
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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