At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Twin Cities Area
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Landmark Center In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
The Old School In Wolverton
When Miller’s Station was established in 1878, the small trading post town was a steamboat stop...
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bend in the River Regional Park is located on the former property of the Graves family. The...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Church of the Holy Cross
Enter Marlon Brando
Endion School In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Remembering Quadna Resort
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Ruins of Sawyer School
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Green Lake Mounds
District 48 School Near Delano
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Milford Monument
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
District 6 School in New Sweden
Old Brewery In Preston
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Wasioja
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lost Highway 61
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Red Wing Iron Works
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hanover Bridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring Ottawa
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Little Falls Depot
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Florence Town Hall
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Little Marais Inn
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Almelund Creamery
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Franconia
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hollywood Town Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Moderne New Ulm Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome To Old Wadena
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Sandstone
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
State Theater In Hutchinson
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome to Hanska
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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