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 Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Women’s City Club In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
District #28 School in Ramsey
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Chisago County State Bank was built in Center City in 1915. In August 1925, more than 60...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Little Falls Depot
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lost Highway 61
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Little Marais Inn
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Enter Marlon Brando
District 48 School Near Delano
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Meyer School In St Augusta
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Green Lake Mounds
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The End of the Line in Currie
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Red Wing Iron Works
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Franconia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Florence Town Hall
Welcome To Dotson
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Wasioja
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Visiting Golden Gate
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Exploring Sandstone
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Almelund Creamery
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lundring Service Station in Canby
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
The Church of the Holy Cross
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Ruins of Sawyer School
Jordan Brewery Complex
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Oxford Mill Ruin
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Endion School In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome To Cobden
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
District 6 School in New Sweden
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Milford Monument
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Moving Old Hibbing
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Old Wadena
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...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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