You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
Twin Cities Area
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis was founded in January 1897. The church...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Townhomes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Robbinsdale Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Enter Marlon Brando
Founded in 1858, Shattuck Military Academy in Faribault was one of the oldest and most respected...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Almelund Creamery
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Endion Depot In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Endion School In Duluth
The Milford Monument
The End of the Line in Currie
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Jordan Brewery Complex
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Moving Old Hibbing
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Oxford Mill Ruin
Florence Town Hall
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome to Hanska
Ruins of Sawyer School
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
Moderne New Ulm Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Welcome To Cobden
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hanover Bridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lost Highway 61
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome To Old Wadena
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Meyer School In St Augusta
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Le Sueur Theater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Old Brewery In Preston
Red Wing Iron Works
The Duluth Homestead Project
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Wasioja
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
District 6 School in New Sweden
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Church of the Holy Cross
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
State Theater In Hutchinson
Bend in the River Regional Park
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Visiting Golden Gate
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
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