You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
Twin Cities Area
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance Building In...
The Germania Life Insurance Building was built in 1889 at Fourth Street and Minnesota in downtown...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Eight Days in May Protests
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
District #28 School in Ramsey
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Apartments
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wilder Public Baths
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Townhomes
Greater Minnesota
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Pine Tree Lumber Company was established in Little Falls in 1890. Located on the banks of the...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
In 1890, Ole Rosenthal and a friend were moving a cart across his property near the Minnesota River...
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Franconia
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Randall Cooperative Creamery
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Exploring Ottawa
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Milford Monument
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Le Sueur Theater
Jordan Brewery Complex
Little Falls Depot
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Cobden
The Almelund Creamery
Bend in the River Regional Park
Red Wing Iron Works
The Little Marais Inn
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome To Dotson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
District 6 School in New Sweden
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Moving Old Hibbing
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The New Ulm Company Service Station
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lost Highway 61
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Historic Wasioja
The End of the Line in Currie
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Meyer School In St Augusta
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Finding The Past In Swatara
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome To Old Wadena
Old Brewery In Preston
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Old School In Wolverton
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Oxford Mill Ruin
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Church of the Holy Cross
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Green Lake Mounds
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
District 48 School Near Delano
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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