The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
Twin Cities Area
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
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...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Eight Days in May Protests
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Landmark Center In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gates of Stonebridge
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Swinford Townhomes
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Apartments
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Henry D. Huff was a land speculator who built a brick and stone Italian Villa-style house on a...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A gale swept Lake Superior after extraordinary high pressure began to fall on November 27, 1905...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Visiting Golden Gate
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Green Lake Mounds
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome To Old Wadena
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Moving Old Hibbing
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Milford Monument
The End of the Line in Currie
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Remembering Quadna Resort
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Oxford Mill Ruin
Enter Marlon Brando
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome To Dotson
Ruins of Sawyer School
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lost Highway 61
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
State Theater In Hutchinson
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Florence Town Hall
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Endion Depot In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Jordan Brewery Complex
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Finding The Past In Swatara
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Franconia
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
The Almelund Creamery
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
District 48 School Near Delano
Hanover Bridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hollywood Town Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
The Old School In Wolverton
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Red Wing Iron Works
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Wasioja
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Little Falls Depot
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
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Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
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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...
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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