On Thanksgiving Day in 1982, Minneapolis lost one of its most enduring landmarks--the Weatherball...
Twin Cities Area
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wilder Public Baths
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Robbinsdale Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Swinford Apartments
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Women’s City Club In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Greater Minnesota
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Beaver Bay is the oldest white settlement along the North Shore of Lake Superior. It was...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Harry A. Subilia was an Italian immigrant who opened the first distillery in New Ulm, Minnesota. He...
The Old School In Wolverton
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Finding The Past In Swatara
Welcome To Dotson
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The End of the Line in Currie
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Cobden
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Enter Marlon Brando
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Exploring Ottawa
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Taylor House In Le Sueur
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Florence Town Hall
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome to Hanska
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Little Falls Depot
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
The Duluth Homestead Project
State Theater In Hutchinson
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Le Sueur Theater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Old Brewery In Preston
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Little Marais Inn
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Franconia
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Jordan Brewery Complex
Remembering Quadna Resort
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
District 48 School Near Delano
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Almelund Creamery
Hollywood Town Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Visiting Golden Gate
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Sandstone
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lundring Service Station in Canby
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Moderne New Ulm Library
Red Wing Iron Works
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hanover Bridge
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
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...
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
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...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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