Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Twin Cities Area
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Townhomes
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Apartments
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
Welcome To Old Wadena
The townsite now known as Old Wadena was located on the Crow Wing River between the mouths of the...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A library was first established in Two Harbors, Minnesota in 1897. A group of citizens banded...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Red Wing Iron Works
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Jordan Brewery Complex
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Church of the Holy Cross
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
District 6 School in New Sweden
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring Sandstone
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Green Lake Mounds
The Duluth Homestead Project
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome To Dotson
Moderne New Ulm Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Wasioja
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
District 48 School Near Delano
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Remembering Quadna Resort
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Old School In Wolverton
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Almelund Creamery
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Moving Old Hibbing
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Bend in the River Regional Park
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Little Falls Depot
Endion School In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hanover Bridge
Florence Town Hall
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Old Brewery In Preston
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Milford Monument
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lost Highway 61
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Little Marais Inn
Enter Marlon Brando
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Le Sueur Theater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Franconia
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Oxford Mill Ruin
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown