The first branch library in the Minneapolis Public Library system was built in 1893-1894 and is one...
Twin Cities Area
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Landmark Center In St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
District #28 School in Ramsey
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Women’s City Club In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wilder Public Baths
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Robbinsdale Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Swinford Townhomes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Apartments
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Randall Cooperative Creamery
It isn’t clear when this brick creamery was built in Randall--one source says 1916 and another...
Historic Wasioja
Wasioja, Minnesota, was a thriving community in the 1850s and 1860s. The village was settled in...
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome to Hanska
Meyer School In St Augusta
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Jordan Brewery Complex
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Old School In Wolverton
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Franconia
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Moderne New Ulm Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
Green Lake Mounds
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Visiting Golden Gate
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Little Falls Depot
The Little Marais Inn
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Finding The Past In Swatara
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Sandstone
Oxford Mill Ruin
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Old Brewery In Preston
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Milford Monument
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Almelund Creamery
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hollywood Town Hall
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome To Dotson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Endion School In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Le Sueur Theater
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Duluth Homestead Project
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Enter Marlon Brando
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Remembering Quadna Resort
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The End of the Line in Currie
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hanover Bridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
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...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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