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
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Swinford Apartments
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Robbinsdale Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Swinford Townhomes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wilder Public Baths
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Visiting Golden Gate
A post office was first established in Golden Gate, Minnesota, in 1868. The little town sprang up...
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The original village hall in Waverly was built in 1893. The two-story, brick and stone building sat...
District 6 School in New Sweden
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Red Wing Iron Works
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Exploring Ottawa
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Ruins of Sawyer School
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Le Sueur Theater
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Franconia
Endion School In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Little Marais Inn
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Bend in the River Regional Park
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Wasioja
Almond White and the Motley Castle
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Milford Monument
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Moderne New Ulm Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Little Falls Depot
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Enter Marlon Brando
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Dotson
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Exploring Sandstone
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome to Hanska
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Remembering Quadna Resort
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Old Wadena
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Old School In Wolverton
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Jordan Brewery Complex
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Green Lake Mounds
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hollywood Town Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
The End of the Line in Currie
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Florence Town Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Moving Old Hibbing
District 48 School Near Delano
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
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...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
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...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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