Horatio Alden Smith made the bulk of his fortune as the co-owner of the Smith and Wyman Sash and...
Twin Cities Area
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wilder Public Baths
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Saint Paul Hotel
Greater Minnesota
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Built in 1898, the West Riverside School was originally known as District #38 School. Isanti County...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Churchill Methodist Church is located in present-day Brookfield Township, Minnesota. The...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Moving Old Hibbing
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hollywood Town Hall
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lost Highway 61
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Florence Town Hall
Remembering Quadna Resort
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Endion School In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Old Brewery In Preston
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Milford Monument
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Little Falls Depot
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Welcome To Dotson
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Franconia
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The New Ulm Company Service Station
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome to Hanska
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Old School In Wolverton
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hanover Bridge
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome To Old Wadena
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Visiting Golden Gate
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
District 6 School in New Sweden
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring Sandstone
Oxford Mill Ruin
Ruins of Sawyer School
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Enter Marlon Brando
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Wasioja
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Le Sueur Theater
The Little Marais Inn
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The End of the Line in Currie
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
District 48 School Near Delano
Dead Good Walks
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...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
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