You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
Twin Cities Area
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Names like Louis Comfort Tiffany and Gustav Stickley are well rooted in many American’s minds as...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Wilder Public Baths
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Apartments
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
District #28 School in Ramsey
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Saint Paul Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Shortly after midnight on November 28, 1905, the Crescent City dropped anchor in 90-feet of water...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
By the end of the 19th century, dairy was quickly out-pacing wheat as the top agricultural...
Florence Town Hall
Welcome To Dotson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Ottawa
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Franconia
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Le Sueur Theater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Visiting Golden Gate
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring Sandstone
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hollywood Town Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
District 48 School Near Delano
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Cobden
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Moderne New Ulm Library
Green Lake Mounds
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Duluth Homestead Project
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
District 6 School in New Sweden
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Welcome to Hanska
Endion School In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Moving Old Hibbing
The End of the Line in Currie
Little Falls Depot
Jordan Brewery Complex
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Old School In Wolverton
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lost Highway 61
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Meyer School In St Augusta
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hanover Bridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Enter Marlon Brando
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Bend in the River Regional Park
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The New Ulm Company Service Station
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Wasioja
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome To Old Wadena
Old Brewery In Preston
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Finding The Past In Swatara
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
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...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
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
Carnegie Library In Watertown