Edwin H Hewitt was one of Minnesota’s most widely-known architects of the 20th century. Born in Red...
Twin Cities Area
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Saint Paul Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
District #28 School in Ramsey
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Geldner Sawmill stands on a narrow strip of land that separates Lake Jefferson and German Lake...
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...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Green Lake Mounds
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Visiting Golden Gate
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Franconia
The Le Sueur Theater
Old Brewery In Preston
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Old School In Wolverton
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Enter Marlon Brando
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Almelund Creamery
Endion Depot In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring Ottawa
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Endion School In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Finding The Past In Swatara
The End of the Line in Currie
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
District 6 School in New Sweden
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Wasioja
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hanover Bridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Church of the Holy Cross
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
District 48 School Near Delano
Moving Old Hibbing
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Ruins of Sawyer School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome To Dotson
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Little Marais Inn
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Duluth Homestead Project
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring Sandstone
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Remembering Quadna Resort
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lost Highway 61
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
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
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...

