William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Twin Cities Area
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Townhomes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Wilder Public Baths
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Robbinsdale Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
District #28 School in Ramsey
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
After one hundred and twenty years, the mystery of what happened to Clara Ober between the evening...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
By the end of the 19th century, dairy was quickly out-pacing wheat as the top agricultural...
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Church of the Holy Cross
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Remembering Quadna Resort
Endion School In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Meyer School In St Augusta
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Wasioja
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome to Hanska
Lost Highway 61
District 6 School in New Sweden
Welcome To Old Wadena
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome To Cobden
The Almelund Creamery
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Visiting Golden Gate
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hanover Bridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Moderne New Ulm Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Florence Town Hall
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Franconia
The Le Sueur Theater
Enter Marlon Brando
Moving Old Hibbing
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The End of the Line in Currie
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Little Falls Depot
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hollywood Town Hall
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Dotson
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Bend in the River Regional Park
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Finding The Past In Swatara
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Old School In Wolverton
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring Ottawa
The Milford Monument
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Red Wing Iron Works
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Ruins of Sawyer School
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Brewery In Preston
The Little Marais Inn
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Green Lake Mounds
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
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...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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