You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
Twin Cities Area
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Wilder Public Baths
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Townhomes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
District #28 School in Ramsey
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Robbinsdale Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gates of Stonebridge
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Greater Minnesota
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Travelers come upon the Stewart Creek stone-arch bridge in a bend of an unpaved section of Skyline...
Ruins of Sawyer School
This abandoned school has been on my to-do list for quite a while, and I finally made it there in...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Almelund Creamery
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Florence Town Hall
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Visiting Golden Gate
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Old School In Wolverton
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
Welcome to Hanska
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Moving Old Hibbing
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Meyer School In St Augusta
Jordan Brewery Complex
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Church of the Holy Cross
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Old Brewery In Preston
The Milford Monument
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Finding The Past In Swatara
Moderne New Ulm Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hanover Bridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
District 6 School in New Sweden
Endion Depot In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hollywood Town Hall
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The End of the Line in Currie
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Oxford Mill Ruin
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Red Wing Iron Works
The Le Sueur Theater
District 48 School Near Delano
Endion School In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Remembering Quadna Resort
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
Enter Marlon Brando
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Historic Franconia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Little Marais Inn
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring Sandstone
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
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
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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