The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
Twin Cities Area
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Robbinsdale Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Apartments
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wilder Public Baths
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Although the local resort industry near Detroit Lakes stretches back to the 1870s, it wasn’t until...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
One of the earliest victims of the big blow on Lake Superior in November of 1905 was the steamer...
Welcome To Cobden
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome to Hanska
Red Wing Iron Works
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Ruins of Sawyer School
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
Meyer School In St Augusta
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The End of the Line in Currie
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring Sandstone
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Almelund Creamery
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Endion School In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Little Falls Depot
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Wasioja
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hollywood Town Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Munger Terrace In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Finding The Past In Swatara
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lost Highway 61
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
District 48 School Near Delano
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
District 6 School in New Sweden
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Duluth Homestead Project
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Ottawa
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Moderne New Ulm Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Church of the Holy Cross
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Le Sueur Theater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
State Theater In Hutchinson
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hanover Bridge
The Little Marais Inn
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Green Lake Mounds
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
Remembering Quadna Resort
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...

