In an age before women had the right to vote, Elizabeth C. Quinlan was a natural entrepreneur who...
Twin Cities Area
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
District #28 School in Ramsey
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Robbinsdale Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Swinford Apartments
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gates of Stonebridge
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Wilder Public Baths
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Greater Minnesota
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
As construction workers were excavating a roadway along the eastern shore of Prairie Lake near...
Ruins of Sawyer School
This abandoned school has been on my to-do list for quite a while, and I finally made it there in...
Exploring Sandstone
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Le Sueur Theater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Wasioja
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Enter Marlon Brando
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Red Wing Iron Works
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hanover Bridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome To Dotson
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Almelund Creamery
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The End of the Line in Currie
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Franconia
The Duluth Homestead Project
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Little Falls Depot
Oxford Mill Ruin
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion School In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Little Marais Inn
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
Green Lake Mounds
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lost Highway 61
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome To Cobden
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Bend in the River Regional Park
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring Ottawa
District 48 School Near Delano
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Old School In Wolverton
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Old Brewery In Preston
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hollywood Town Hall
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Remembering Quadna Resort
Florence Town Hall
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
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 Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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