Construction on the Hamm Building in downtown St Paul began in 1915 and was completed in 1920. The...
Twin Cities Area
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Wilder Public Baths
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Apartments
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Welcome To Dotson
Finding the ghost town of Dotson, Minnesota, wasn’t easy. I was going off of second-hand...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Vermont-native Almond A. White came to Minnesota after the Civil War and settled in Brainerd for a...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome To Cobden
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
District 48 School Near Delano
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Little Falls Depot
Florence Town Hall
The Milford Monument
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Munger Terrace In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Franconia
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Finding The Past In Swatara
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Almelund Creamery
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Moving Old Hibbing
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
District 6 School in New Sweden
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Old Wadena
The End of the Line in Currie
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Remembering Quadna Resort
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome to Hanska
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Jordan Brewery Complex
Green Lake Mounds
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lost Highway 61
Endion School In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring Sandstone
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Old Brewery In Preston
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Oxford Mill Ruin
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
The Old School In Wolverton
Endion Depot In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
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...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
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...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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