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