When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didn’t know where I was. I certainly didn’t...
Twin Cities Area
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Apartments
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
District #28 School in Ramsey
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gates of Stonebridge
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Swinford Townhomes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Robbinsdale Library
Wilder Public Baths
Greater Minnesota
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Washington County District No. 2 was formed in 1857 for the growing number of children moving into...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
One of the earliest victims of the big blow on Lake Superior in November of 1905 was the steamer...
Welcome To Cobden
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
District 6 School in New Sweden
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Moving Old Hibbing
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Remembering Quadna Resort
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hanover Bridge
Florence Town Hall
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Red Wing Iron Works
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Old School In Wolverton
Welcome to Hanska
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
District 48 School Near Delano
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Finding The Past In Swatara
Moderne New Ulm Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Little Marais Inn
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The End of the Line in Currie
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Green Lake Mounds
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Wasioja
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Endion School In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Milford Monument
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Duluth Homestead Project
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
Visiting Golden Gate
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Franconia
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Meyer School In St Augusta
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Little Falls Depot
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hollywood Town Hall
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lost Highway 61
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
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...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...

