Minneapolis’ most prominent citizens were shocked when they learned that the Minnesota State Fair...
Twin Cities Area
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Women’s City Club In St Paul
One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Townhomes
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Saint Paul Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wilder Public Baths
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Robbinsdale Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Apartments
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Greater Minnesota
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ness Congregation was originally organized as the Norwegian Evangelical St. Johannes...
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Milford Monument
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Le Sueur Theater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
Daniel Piper House in Medford
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring Sandstone
Lost Highway 61
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Green Lake Mounds
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome To Dotson
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Church of the Holy Cross
Enter Marlon Brando
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Endion Depot In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome To Cobden
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The End of the Line in Currie
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Randall Cooperative Creamery
District 6 School in New Sweden
Finding The Past In Swatara
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Ottawa
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Jordan Brewery Complex
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome to Hanska
Hanover Bridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
Endion School In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Franconia
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Red Wing Iron Works
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Little Falls Depot
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Moving Old Hibbing
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Oxford Mill Ruin
Florence Town Hall
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Almelund Creamery
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Little Marais Inn
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Meyer School In St Augusta
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...

