Before Summit Avenue became a magnet for the state’s empire builders, St. Paul’s elite built their...
Twin Cities Area
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to an Opulent...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Robbinsdale Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Wilder Public Baths
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Swinford Townhomes
The Eight Days in May Protests
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Gates of Stonebridge
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Early settler and local banker Edson Smith built this French Second Empire style home for his...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lincoln Park is 37 acres of space along Miller Creek in Duluth’s west end. Today, the park includes...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Endion School In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Almelund Creamery
The Old School In Wolverton
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Sandstone
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Little Marais Inn
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome to Hanska
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Wasioja
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Milford Monument
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
State Theater In Hutchinson
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Ruins of Sawyer School
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Florence Town Hall
Enter Marlon Brando
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Remembering Quadna Resort
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Le Sueur Theater
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lundring Service Station in Canby
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Red Wing Iron Works
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Endion Depot In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Old Brewery In Preston
Bend in the River Regional Park
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Green Lake Mounds
Moving Old Hibbing
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Little Falls Depot
Meyer School In St Augusta
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Visiting Golden Gate
District 48 School Near Delano
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
District 6 School in New Sweden
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
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
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...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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