St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
Twin Cities Area
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Landmark Center In St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Townhomes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Robbinsdale Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Wilder Public Baths
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
District #28 School in Ramsey
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ok, stick with me here. Can you remember how your elementary school smelled? I can. Vividly. A hint...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Memories are made at the lake. Whether you’re lucky enough to go every weekend in the summer...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Franconia
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Lost Highway 61
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Oxford Mill Ruin
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Endion School In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Duluth Homestead Project
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
District 48 School Near Delano
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Little Falls Depot
Exploring Sandstone
Endion Depot In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Meyer School In St Augusta
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Moving Old Hibbing
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Little Marais Inn
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Green Lake Mounds
Finding The Past In Swatara
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Wasioja
Red Wing Iron Works
The Church of the Holy Cross
Florence Town Hall
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lundring Service Station in Canby
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome To Dotson
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The New Ulm Company Service Station
District 6 School in New Sweden
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Old Brewery In Preston
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Le Sueur Theater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
The End of the Line in Currie
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome To Old Wadena
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome to Hanska
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hollywood Town Hall
Dead Good Walks
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...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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