Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Twin Cities Area
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Robbinsdale Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
District #28 School in Ramsey
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Saint Paul Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Greater Minnesota
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
William J Mayo was the older of the two Mayo brothers who, along with five partners, founded the...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Park Island Hotel in Center City opened in 1900. The secluded, lakeside property offered guests...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Le Sueur Theater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome To Dotson
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome to Hanska
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Moving Old Hibbing
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Ruins of Sawyer School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Wasioja
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lost Highway 61
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
Finding The Past In Swatara
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hollywood Town Hall
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Jordan Brewery Complex
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Almelund Creamery
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Red Wing Iron Works
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome To Cobden
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Old School In Wolverton
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hanover Bridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Enter Marlon Brando
Moderne New Ulm Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Franconia
The Milford Monument
Exploring Ottawa
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The End of the Line in Currie
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Duluth’s Incline Railway
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Duluth Homestead Project
Florence Town Hall
Little Falls Depot
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Daniel Piper House in Medford
District 48 School Near Delano
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Old Brewery In Preston
Visiting Golden Gate
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Little Marais Inn
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring Sandstone
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn 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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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