The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
Twin Cities Area
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Apartments
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Townhomes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Eight Days in May Protests
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Landmark Center In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Greater Minnesota
Randall Cooperative Creamery
It isn’t clear when this brick creamery was built in Randall--one source says 1916 and another...
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Lincoln Branch of the Duluth Public Library opened in 1917 thanks to $30,000 from Andrew...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Florence Town Hall
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
District 6 School in New Sweden
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Moderne New Ulm Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Milford Monument
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Jordan Brewery Complex
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Welcome to Hanska
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Red Wing Iron Works
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lost Highway 61
Historic Wasioja
Oxford Mill Ruin
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Old School In Wolverton
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Moving Old Hibbing
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring Sandstone
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bend in the River Regional Park
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hollywood Town Hall
Visiting Golden Gate
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hanover Bridge
Little Falls Depot
Enter Marlon Brando
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Almelund Creamery
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Franconia
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome To Cobden
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Endion Depot In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Meyer School In St Augusta
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Le Sueur Theater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Green Lake Mounds
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome To Dotson
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Remembering Quadna Resort
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital 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
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
Old Brewery In Preston