George H. Christian was a manager at the Washburn-Crosby Company in Minneapolis who worked out a...
Twin Cities Area
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
District #28 School in Ramsey
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wilder Public Baths
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gates of Stonebridge
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Munger Terrace has been a landmark in Duluth’s Central Hillside neighborhood since the building was...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome To Cobden
Moderne New Ulm Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Franconia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Milford Monument
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The End of the Line in Currie
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Red Wing Iron Works
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Visiting Golden Gate
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Endion School In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hollywood Town Hall
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Duluth Homestead Project
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome to Hanska
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Little Marais Inn
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lost Highway 61
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome To Dotson
Moving Old Hibbing
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome To Old Wadena
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
District 6 School in New Sweden
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Jordan Brewery Complex
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hanover Bridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Le Sueur Theater
Oxford Mill Ruin
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Church of the Holy Cross
District 48 School Near Delano
Florence Town Hall
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Little Falls Depot
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
The Old School In Wolverton
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring Sandstone
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Bend in the River Regional Park
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Remembering Quadna Resort
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s 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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
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...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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