Harry F. Legg and his wife Dora were the owners of a jewelry store in downtown Minneapolis in the...
Twin Cities Area
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gates of Stonebridge
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Robbinsdale Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Greater Minnesota
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
In 1909, just eight years after this school was built in Sandstone, lightning struck. Sadly, the...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
At around 3:30 p.m. on February 5, 1924, the most devastating mining disaster in Minnesota history...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Visiting Golden Gate
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Little Falls Depot
Welcome to Hanska
Hanover Bridge
Welcome To Cobden
Red Wing Iron Works
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Franconia
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Duluth Homestead Project
Moving Old Hibbing
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Bend in the River Regional Park
State Theater In Hutchinson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring Sandstone
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Ruins of Sawyer School
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lost Highway 61
The End of the Line in Currie
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Finding The Past In Swatara
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Green Lake Mounds
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Le Sueur Theater
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Enter Marlon Brando
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring Ottawa
The Milford Monument
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Wasioja
Hollywood Town Hall
The New Ulm Company Service Station
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Almelund Creamery
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Florence Town Hall
Endion School In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
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...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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