Before Summit Avenue became a magnet for the state’s empire builders, St. Paul’s elite built their...
Twin Cities Area
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to an Opulent...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Constructed in 1869-70, the Metropolitan Hotel once stood at the corner of Washington and Third...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Apartments
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Townhomes
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wilder Public Baths
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Landmark Center In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Robbinsdale Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Gates of Stonebridge
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Greater Minnesota
Endion School In Duluth
The Endion School in Duluth, Minnesota, was built in 1890. The architect who designed the three...
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Several buildings were constructed on 30 acres of lakefront property in Two Harbors in the 1920s to...
Bend in the River Regional Park
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Le Sueur Theater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring Sandstone
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Wandering Around The Toimi School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Old Brewery In Preston
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome To Dotson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Little Marais Inn
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Florence Town Hall
Meyer School In St Augusta
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
District 48 School Near Delano
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Enter Marlon Brando
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Old School In Wolverton
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Visiting Golden Gate
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
State Theater In Hutchinson
Moderne New Ulm Library
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Duluth Homestead Project
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome to Hanska
The Almelund Creamery
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Red Wing Iron Works
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Old Wadena
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Green Lake Mounds
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Almond White and the Motley Castle
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hollywood Town Hall
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Church of the Holy Cross
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Franconia
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Little Falls Depot
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lundring Service Station in Canby
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lost Highway 61
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Wasioja
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Endion Depot In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring Ottawa
The End of the Line in Currie
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial 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