The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Twin Cities Area
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
It may have been luck that spared the Colonnade Hotel the same fate as so many other old downtown...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Saint Paul Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gates of Stonebridge
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Not much has changed at this house in Duluth. It looks pretty much the same as it did when it was...
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
I’d never noticed this marker along the Expressway between Duluth and Two Harbors until a...
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring Ottawa
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Little Marais Inn
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hanover Bridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Green Lake Mounds
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
The Almelund Creamery
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome To Dotson
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Old School In Wolverton
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Ruins of Sawyer School
Bend in the River Regional Park
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Franconia
The Milford Monument
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
District 48 School Near Delano
Finding The Past In Swatara
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The End of the Line in Currie
Old Brewery In Preston
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Wasioja
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Welcome To Old Wadena
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Endion School In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Remembering Quadna Resort
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
The Le Sueur Theater
Red Wing Iron Works
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hollywood Town Hall
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Enter Marlon Brando
Little Falls Depot
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Duluth Homestead Project
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Moderne New Ulm Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Florence Town Hall
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Moving Old Hibbing
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
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...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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