The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
Twin Cities Area
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didn’t know where I was. I certainly didn’t...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Robbinsdale Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Swinford Townhomes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Landmark Center In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Greater Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two weeks after the James–Younger Gang raided Northfield the gang appeared at the farm of Ole...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hollywood Town Hall
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
State Theater In Hutchinson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Florence Town Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Visiting Golden Gate
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Old Brewery In Preston
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Remembering Quadna Resort
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
The Almelund Creamery
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
District 48 School Near Delano
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Le Sueur Theater
Welcome To Cobden
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Moderne New Ulm Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
District 6 School in New Sweden
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Little Marais Inn
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Old Wadena
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lost Highway 61
Exploring Ottawa
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Jordan Brewery Complex
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The End of the Line in Currie
Endion School In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Church of the Holy Cross
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Moving Old Hibbing
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Bend in the River Regional Park
Red Wing Iron Works
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Enter Marlon Brando
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome To Dotson
Green Lake Mounds
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Duluth Homestead Project
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Milford Monument
Oxford Mill Ruin
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Finding The Past In Swatara
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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