The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Twin Cities Area
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
All of Theodore and Louise Hamm’s children stayed close to their family home and business. Most...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Wilder Public Baths
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Townhomes
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Landmark Center In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Greater Minnesota
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...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
District 6 School in New Sweden
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Bend in the River Regional Park
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Little Marais Inn
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Enter Marlon Brando
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Jordan Brewery Complex
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Visiting Golden Gate
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome To Old Wadena
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome to Hanska
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hollywood Town Hall
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome To Dotson
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Hanover Bridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Welcome To Cobden
The Church of the Holy Cross
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Wasioja
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Duluth Homestead Project
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Le Sueur Theater
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Red Wing Iron Works
Endion Depot In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Milford Monument
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Endion School In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Florence Town Hall
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Meyer School In St Augusta
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Brewery In Preston
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Franconia
State Theater In Hutchinson
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Taylor House In Le Sueur
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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