You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
Twin Cities Area
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Women’s City Club In St Paul
One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Apartments
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Wilder Public Baths
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Greater Minnesota
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ness Congregation was originally organized as the Norwegian Evangelical St. Johannes...
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Before the Interstate Bridge was built between Duluth and Superior in the late-1890s, the only way...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Florence Town Hall
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
District 48 School Near Delano
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome To Cobden
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lost Highway 61
Green Lake Mounds
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The End of the Line in Currie
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome to Hanska
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Moderne New Ulm Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Endion School In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Jordan Brewery Complex
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Wasioja
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Visiting Golden Gate
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Oxford Mill Ruin
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Bend in the River Regional Park
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Exploring Ottawa
Finding The Past In Swatara
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Milford Monument
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
State Theater In Hutchinson
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome To Dotson
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Sandstone
Meyer School In St Augusta
Ruins of Sawyer School
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Franconia
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hollywood Town Hall
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
The Little Marais Inn
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Little Falls Depot
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome To Old Wadena
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Church of the Holy Cross
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Enter Marlon Brando
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hanover Bridge
Daniel Piper House in Medford
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Le Sueur Theater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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