The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
Twin Cities Area
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Townhomes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Robbinsdale Library
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Saint Paul Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Eight Days in May Protests
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Landmark Center In St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
District #28 School in Ramsey
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gates of Stonebridge
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Apartments
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Freemasons organized a lodge in Clearwater, Minnesota in 1858 that became known as Masonic...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Duluth Homestead Project
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
District 6 School in New Sweden
Little Falls Depot
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Oxford Mill Ruin
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Milford Monument
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Green Lake Mounds
The Old School In Wolverton
Welcome To Old Wadena
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome To Dotson
Red Wing Iron Works
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring Sandstone
Lost Highway 61
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Bend in the River Regional Park
Remembering Quadna Resort
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Finding The Past In Swatara
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hanover Bridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Old Brewery In Preston
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Visiting Golden Gate
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Franconia
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome To Cobden
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
State Theater In Hutchinson
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Little Marais Inn
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Almelund Creamery
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The End of the Line in Currie
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Wasioja
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Endion School In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hollywood Town Hall
Ruins of Sawyer School
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Church of the Holy Cross
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central 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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
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
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial 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