The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
Twin Cities Area
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
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...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Swinford Apartments
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Saint Paul Hotel
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gates of Stonebridge
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Landmark Center In St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Women’s City Club In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Avenue, located on the east side of St. Cloud, became part of the Jefferson Highway system...
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State Hospital
In 1873, the State of Minnesota was looking for a way to house an increasingly problematic group of...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The End of the Line in Currie
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Little Marais Inn
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Randall Cooperative Creamery
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Franconia
Exploring Ottawa
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lost Highway 61
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Almelund Creamery
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Moving Old Hibbing
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Wasioja
Enter Marlon Brando
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Munger Terrace In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Oxford Mill Ruin
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Welcome To Cobden
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Ruins of Sawyer School
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Endion School In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hanover Bridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Bend in the River Regional Park
Green Lake Mounds
The Le Sueur Theater
Meyer School In St Augusta
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Old Wadena
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Finding The Past In Swatara
Remembering Quadna Resort
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Little Falls Depot
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Welcome to Hanska
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring Sandstone
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Florence Town Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s 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 Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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