Calling all St Paul history buffs! I have spent way too long researching this little piece of...
Twin Cities Area
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gates of Stonebridge
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wilder Public Baths
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Greater Minnesota
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Freemasons organized a lodge in Clearwater, Minnesota in 1858 that became known as Masonic...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
There are quite a few examples of the gorgeous Eastlake-style architecture in Minnesota, but this...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Old School In Wolverton
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Red Wing Iron Works
Florence Town Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Endion Depot In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Franconia
Finding The Past In Swatara
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Milford Monument
Moderne New Ulm Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Visiting Golden Gate
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Almelund Creamery
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Dotson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome to Hanska
Hollywood Town Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Duluth Homestead Project
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hanover Bridge
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Little Marais Inn
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Bend in the River Regional Park
Enter Marlon Brando
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
The End of the Line in Currie
Lost Highway 61
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Wasioja
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Jordan Brewery Complex
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
District 6 School in New Sweden
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring Ottawa
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Little Falls Depot
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Cobden
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor 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