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