St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
Twin Cities Area
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Apartments
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
District #28 School in Ramsey
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge (Svenska Mission Kyrka i Sodre Maple Ridge)...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Early settler and local banker Edson Smith built this French Second Empire style home for his...
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Exploring Ottawa
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Florence Town Hall
Exploring Sandstone
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome to Hanska
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Enter Marlon Brando
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Endion School In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
Lost Highway 61
The Church of the Holy Cross
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hanover Bridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Green Lake Mounds
Old Brewery In Preston
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hollywood Town Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The End of the Line in Currie
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Duluth Homestead Project
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Old School In Wolverton
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Red Wing Iron Works
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Almelund Creamery
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Moving Old Hibbing
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
State Theater In Hutchinson
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome To Dotson
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Cobden
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
District 48 School Near Delano
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Oxford Mill Ruin
Meyer School In St Augusta
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Milford Monument
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Little Falls Depot
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Visiting Golden Gate
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome To Old Wadena
Moderne New Ulm Library
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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