At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Twin Cities Area
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Wilder Public Baths
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gates of Stonebridge
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
Landmark Center In St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Endion Depot in Duluth, Minnesota, was moved to Canal Park in 1986 to make way for the...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth is full of off-the-beaten-path historical gems. I was photographing another building in the...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Bend in the River Regional Park
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Enter Marlon Brando
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Green Lake Mounds
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Florence Town Hall
State Theater In Hutchinson
Meyer School In St Augusta
Jordan Brewery Complex
The End of the Line in Currie
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring Sandstone
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Visiting Golden Gate
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Milford Monument
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Finding The Past In Swatara
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring Ottawa
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hollywood Town Hall
The Duluth Homestead Project
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Old School In Wolverton
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Moderne New Ulm Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
District 6 School in New Sweden
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Le Sueur Theater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hanover Bridge
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Little Falls Depot
Moving Old Hibbing
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome to Hanska
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome To Dotson
Old Brewery In Preston
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Almelund Creamery
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Franconia
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Remembering Quadna Resort
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
District 48 School Near Delano
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Wasioja
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Ruins of Sawyer School
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome To Cobden
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
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...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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