Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Located in Robbinsdale, the international-style Terrace Theatre opened on May 23, 1951. At the...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Saint Paul Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
Robbinsdale Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wilder Public Baths
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Swinford Townhomes
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Greater Minnesota
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
When people think of the gold rush, they think of California, but Minnesota had its own gold rush...
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Enter Marlon Brando
Oxford Mill Ruin
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hollywood Town Hall
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Old School In Wolverton
Lost Highway 61
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Welcome To Old Wadena
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Green Lake Mounds
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
The Almelund Creamery
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Old Brewery In Preston
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Moving Old Hibbing
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome to Hanska
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome To Dotson
Moderne New Ulm Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome To Cobden
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Little Falls Depot
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
District 48 School Near Delano
The End of the Line in Currie
Visiting Golden Gate
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Jordan Brewery Complex
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Little Marais Inn
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Church of the Holy Cross
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Franconia
Historic Wasioja
Finding The Past In Swatara
Exploring Ottawa
Hanover Bridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Le Sueur Theater
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
If you’re here because you followed Forgotten Minnesota, you already know this. But in case you’re...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s 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 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?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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