As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Twin Cities Area
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minneapolis’ most prominent citizens were shocked when they learned that the Minnesota State Fair...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Robbinsdale Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Saint Paul Hotel
Greater Minnesota
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Built in 1898, the West Riverside School was originally known as District #38 School. Isanti County...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
November 27, 1905, was a typical Monday morning for the crew of the flat-bottomed scow, George...
District 48 School Near Delano
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
State Theater In Hutchinson
Ruins of Sawyer School
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Ottawa
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Milford Monument
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The End of the Line in Currie
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Wasioja
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Lost Highway 61
Almond White and the Motley Castle
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Enter Marlon Brando
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Old Brewery In Preston
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Visiting Golden Gate
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lundring Service Station in Canby
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Sandstone
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Cobden
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Franconia
Welcome To Dotson
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bend in the River Regional Park
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
District 6 School in New Sweden
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Le Sueur Theater
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Endion Depot In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hollywood Town Hall
The Almelund Creamery
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Remembering Quadna Resort
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hanover Bridge
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Old School In Wolverton
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Moving Old Hibbing
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Little Falls Depot
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Endion School In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
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...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...

