At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Twin Cities Area
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Constructed in 1869-70, the Metropolitan Hotel once stood at the corner of Washington and Third...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Apartments
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Landmark Center In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Swinford Townhomes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
District #28 School in Ramsey
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Wilder Public Baths
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Greater Minnesota
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Endion Depot in Duluth, Minnesota, was moved to Canal Park in 1986 to make way for the...
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District Number 11 in McLeod County was first organized in 1865 to serve the predominantly Czech...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Visiting Golden Gate
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Florence Town Hall
Moving Old Hibbing
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Franconia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Old School In Wolverton
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Wasioja
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome To Old Wadena
Oxford Mill Ruin
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
District 48 School Near Delano
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome To Cobden
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The End of the Line in Currie
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Little Falls Depot
The Little Marais Inn
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Enter Marlon Brando
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome To Dotson
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring Ottawa
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Green Lake Mounds
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Church of the Holy Cross
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hollywood Town Hall
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lost Highway 61
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
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...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
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