The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
Twin Cities Area
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Townhomes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Women’s City Club In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Landmark Center In St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
The End of the Line in Currie
In 1899, the Des Moines Valley Railway Company began work on a plan to extend their rail line in...
Historic Wasioja
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hollywood Town Hall
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Oxford Mill Ruin
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome To Dotson
The Church of the Holy Cross
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome To Cobden
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Almelund Creamery
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Milford Monument
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Green Lake Mounds
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Old School In Wolverton
The Little Marais Inn
Bend in the River Regional Park
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Little Falls Depot
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Franconia
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
State Theater In Hutchinson
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hanover Bridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lost Highway 61
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Endion School In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Meyer School In St Augusta
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Ottawa
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Le Sueur Theater
Moving Old Hibbing
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Remembering Quadna Resort
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Old Brewery In Preston
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring Sandstone
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Enter Marlon Brando
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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