Construction on the Hamm Building in downtown St Paul began in 1915 and was completed in 1920. The...
Twin Cities Area
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles G. Jackson immigrated to the U.S. and purchased the Anoka House, the oldest hotel in Anoka...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Robbinsdale Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Wilder Public Baths
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
District #28 School in Ramsey
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Welcome To Dotson
Finding the ghost town of Dotson, Minnesota, wasn’t easy. I was going off of second-hand...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Le Sueur Theater
Welcome To Old Wadena
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Finding The Past In Swatara
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hollywood Town Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Visiting Golden Gate
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Little Falls Depot
Welcome To Cobden
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Wasioja
The End of the Line in Currie
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Enter Marlon Brando
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Almelund Creamery
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
The Little Marais Inn
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
State Theater In Hutchinson
Green Lake Mounds
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hanover Bridge
District 6 School in New Sweden
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Jordan Brewery Complex
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Remembering Quadna Resort
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Oxford Mill Ruin
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Exploring Sandstone
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Florence Town Hall
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Endion Depot In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome to Hanska
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Franconia
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Endion School In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lost Highway 61
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Bend in the River Regional Park
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
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...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township 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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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