In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
Twin Cities Area
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Eight Days in May Protests
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Robbinsdale Library
Greater Minnesota
Hanover Bridge
Hanover Bridge was constructed by the Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio in 1885. The single...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sometimes there isn’t much to look at when I’m out exploring and driving from place to...
Hollywood Town Hall
The End of the Line in Currie
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Franconia
Remembering Quadna Resort
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Le Sueur Theater
Visiting Golden Gate
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Almond White and the Motley Castle
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Dotson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring Ottawa
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Oxford Mill Ruin
Little Falls Depot
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Endion School In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome To Cobden
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Almelund Creamery
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring Sandstone
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Milford Monument
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Old Brewery In Preston
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Moving Old Hibbing
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Florence Town Hall
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Bend in the River Regional Park
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Wasioja
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
District 48 School Near Delano
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Duluth Homestead Project
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome to Hanska
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome To Old Wadena
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
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...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown