The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Twin Cities Area
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Swinford Apartments
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Robbinsdale Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
District #28 School in Ramsey
Greater Minnesota
District 48 School Near Delano
It really hurts to see this old schoolhouse so neglected 😟 The Franklin Township (Minnesota)...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Green Lake Mounds
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Wasioja
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Le Sueur Theater
Old Brewery In Preston
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Red Wing Iron Works
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome To Old Wadena
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lost Highway 61
The Little Marais Inn
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Ruins of Sawyer School
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Little Falls Depot
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Moving Old Hibbing
The New Ulm Company Service Station
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome to Hanska
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Milford Monument
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Old School In Wolverton
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Meyer School In St Augusta
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hollywood Town Hall
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hanover Bridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome To Cobden
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Franconia
Visiting Golden Gate
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Exploring Sandstone
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome To Dotson
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Endion School In Duluth
Endion Depot 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...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
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
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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