The Lowry Hotel opened in 1927 and was 12 floors of pure glamour. An addition was made in 1930 to...
Twin Cities Area
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Townhomes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Eight Days in May Protests
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Robbinsdale Library
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Apartments
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gates of Stonebridge
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Landmark Center In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Avenue, located on the east side of St. Cloud, became part of the Jefferson Highway system...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Most of us wouldn’t consider a 13,000 square foot mansion situated on a six-acre wooded lot with...
Meyer School In St Augusta
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Le Sueur Theater
Welcome To Dotson
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Wasioja
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Moving Old Hibbing
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Enter Marlon Brando
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Bend in the River Regional Park
Oxford Mill Ruin
Green Lake Mounds
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Little Marais Inn
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Endion Depot In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hanover Bridge
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Old School In Wolverton
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Endion School In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The End of the Line in Currie
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome to Hanska
Florence Town Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hollywood Town Hall
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Sandstone
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Jordan Brewery Complex
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Church of the Holy Cross
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Franconia
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Duluth Homestead Project
Finding The Past In Swatara
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Little Falls Depot
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Almelund Creamery
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
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 First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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