Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Twin Cities Area
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis was constructed between 1891 and 1893. It was...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Swinford Townhomes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Robbinsdale Library
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Apartments
The Saint Paul Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Wilder Public Baths
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Lost Highway 61
History buffs and curiosity seekers revel in finding a piece of the past. Stumbling across...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Enter Marlon Brando
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Franconia
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The End of the Line in Currie
Little Falls Depot
Old Brewery In Preston
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Sandstone
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 48 School Near Delano
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Old School In Wolverton
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Florence Town Hall
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Le Sueur Theater
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Little Marais Inn
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome to Hanska
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Finding The Past In Swatara
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Red Wing Iron Works
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hollywood Town Hall
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hanover Bridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Milford Monument
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Moderne New Ulm Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Jordan Brewery Complex
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Moving Old Hibbing
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Church of the Holy Cross
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome To Dotson
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome To Old Wadena
Endion School In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Ottawa
Bend in the River Regional Park
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Dead Good Walks
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...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...

