As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Twin Cities Area
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg and his wife Dora were the owners of a jewelry store in downtown Minneapolis in the...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Saint Paul Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wilder Public Baths
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Swinford Apartments
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Robbinsdale Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Townhomes
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Landmark Center In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Green Lake Mounds
I love it when counties place markers at their historic sites! I always stop to see what little...
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Enter Marlon Brando
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Almelund Creamery
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Exploring Sandstone
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring Ottawa
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome To Old Wadena
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Daniel Piper House in Medford
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
State Theater In Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Little Falls Depot
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hanover Bridge
Lost Highway 61
Historic Franconia
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Moving Old Hibbing
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Endion Depot In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Duluth Homestead Project
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Welcome to Hanska
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
District 6 School in New Sweden
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Welcome To Cobden
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Milford Monument
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Little Marais Inn
Ruins of Sawyer School
Old Brewery In Preston
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Meyer School In St Augusta
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hollywood Town Hall
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Wasioja
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome To Dotson
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Red Wing Iron Works
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Dead Good Walks
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...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
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...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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