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 Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Lowry Hotel opened in 1927 and was 12 floors of pure glamour. An addition was made in 1930 to...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gates of Stonebridge
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Robbinsdale Library
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Greater Minnesota
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ok, stick with me here. Can you remember how your elementary school smelled? I can. Vividly. A hint...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Adolph Biermann house in Rochester is the oldest documented structure in the Mayowood Historic...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Wasioja
Jordan Brewery Complex
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Church of the Holy Cross
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Old Brewery In Preston
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Le Sueur Theater
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Green Lake Mounds
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Franconia
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Randall Cooperative Creamery
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Milford Monument
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Old School In Wolverton
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Exploring Sandstone
Endion Depot In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lost Highway 61
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
State Theater In Hutchinson
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Ottawa
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Red Wing Iron Works
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Oxford Mill Ruin
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Welcome To Dotson
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Enter Marlon Brando
The End of the Line in Currie
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Visiting Golden Gate
The Little Marais Inn
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Endion School In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hollywood Town Hall
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Little Falls Depot
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome to Hanska
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Florence Town Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
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...

