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 William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Apartments
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Little Falls Depot
Construction started on the railroad depot in Little Falls in 1899. It was designed by Cass Gilbert...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Endion Depot In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome To Old Wadena
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Old School In Wolverton
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Franconia
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Milford Monument
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Sandstone
The Le Sueur Theater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Welcome To Dotson
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Old Brewery In Preston
Hanover Bridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Endion School In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring Ottawa
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Church of the Holy Cross
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Remembering Quadna Resort
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Florence Town Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Visiting Golden Gate
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Little Marais Inn
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The End of the Line in Currie
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Enter Marlon Brando
Green Lake Mounds
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Moderne New Ulm Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Welcome to Hanska
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Moving Old Hibbing
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Cobden
Ruins of Sawyer School
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lost Highway 61
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
District 48 School Near Delano
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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