James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Twin Cities Area
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Robbinsdale Library
The Robbinsdale Library opened its doors for the first time on January 4, 1926, thanks to the...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Landmark Center In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Saint Paul Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Townhomes
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wilder Public Baths
District #28 School in Ramsey
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Swinford Apartments
The Eight Days in May Protests
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Free Public Library in Hutchinson, Minnesota, was first organized in 1874 by early settlers of...
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Church of the Holy Cross in Dundas is a Gothic-style church built in 1868. John S. Archibald of...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Red Wing Iron Works
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Meyer School In St Augusta
The End of the Line in Currie
Enter Marlon Brando
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hollywood Town Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Le Sueur Theater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Ruins of Sawyer School
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Moving Old Hibbing
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Old Brewery In Preston
State Theater In Hutchinson
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Endion School In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Remembering Quadna Resort
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Green Lake Mounds
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Ottawa
The Old School In Wolverton
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Franconia
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring Sandstone
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Visiting Golden Gate
The Duluth Homestead Project
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Endion Depot In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Cobden
Almond White and the Motley Castle
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bend in the River Regional Park
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Florence Town Hall
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lost Highway 61
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Milford Monument
Jordan Brewery Complex
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome To Old Wadena
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Almelund Creamery
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
District 6 School in New Sweden
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
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...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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