As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Twin Cities Area
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Saint Paul Hotel
The St Paul Hotel has been the backbone of charm and elegance in downtown St Paul since it opened...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Apartments
District #28 School in Ramsey
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wilder Public Baths
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Greater Minnesota
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swatara, Minnesota, started out as a logging town when several logging companies moved into the...
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Bally Blacksmith Shop opened in 1911 when Sam Bally left his job at a sawmill to open his own...
Jordan Brewery Complex
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Little Marais Inn
Enter Marlon Brando
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Almelund Creamery
Red Wing Iron Works
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Old Brewery In Preston
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Old Wadena
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring Ottawa
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Duluth Homestead Project
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hollywood Town Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Remembering Quadna Resort
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Wasioja
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 48 School Near Delano
Florence Town Hall
Historic Franconia
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Welcome To Cobden
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Milford Monument
Lost Highway 61
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
District 6 School in New Sweden
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome To Dotson
Welcome to Hanska
Hanover Bridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Exploring Sandstone
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Endion School In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Moderne New Ulm Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Meyer School In St Augusta
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Church of the Holy Cross
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Green Lake Mounds
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Old School In Wolverton
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Little Falls Depot
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Visiting Golden Gate
Dead Good Walks
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
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...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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