The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Apartments
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Originally named the Palazzo, the Colonnade Hotel opened on St. Peter Street in Saint Paul in 1888...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Landmark Center In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
District #28 School in Ramsey
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Townhomes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wilder Public Baths
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
District 48 School Near Delano
It really hurts to see this old schoolhouse so neglected 😟 The Franklin Township (Minnesota)...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
St Rose of Lima church was built in 1878. The church and its cemetery sit on over an acre of land...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Old School In Wolverton
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Old Wadena
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
Red Wing Iron Works
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Ottawa
Old Brewery In Preston
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
District 6 School in New Sweden
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Exploring Sandstone
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Franconia
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Ruins of Sawyer School
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Finding The Past In Swatara
Green Lake Mounds
The Little Marais Inn
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome to Hanska
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Moving Old Hibbing
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Bend in the River Regional Park
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Dotson
Jordan Brewery Complex
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Almelund Creamery
Hollywood Town Hall
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hanover Bridge
Welcome To Cobden
Moderne New Ulm Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Oxford Mill Ruin
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Visiting Golden Gate
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lundring Service Station in Canby
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
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...

