You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
Twin Cities Area
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wilder Public Baths
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Apartments
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Greater Minnesota
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
You can’t drive through Zumbrota, Minnesota, without stopping at the covered bridge. It’s located...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A gale swept Lake Superior after extraordinary high pressure began to fall on November 27, 1905...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Wasioja
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring Ottawa
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lost Highway 61
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Exploring Sandstone
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Enter Marlon Brando
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Florence Town Hall
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Little Marais Inn
Old Brewery In Preston
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hollywood Town Hall
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Church of the Holy Cross
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
State Theater In Hutchinson
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The End of the Line in Currie
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Milford Monument
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Red Wing Iron Works
Visiting Golden Gate
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Oxford Mill Ruin
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Endion School In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Almelund Creamery
The Old School In Wolverton
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Bend in the River Regional Park
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome To Cobden
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Little Falls Depot
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Moderne New Ulm Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome To Old Wadena
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Franconia
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Green Lake Mounds
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
District 48 School Near Delano
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hanover Bridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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
Old Brewery In Preston