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